Jussie Smollett
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Posted Monday 4/29/19 at 9:53AM EDT
President Trump calls Jussie Smollet a "third-rate actor" at a Wisconsin rally
“By the way, I have to tell you that case in Chicago is a disgrace to our nation," the president...
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Posted Thursday 4/25/19 at 5:38AM EDT
Jussie Smollett had lunch with Empire's showrunner hours before the emergence of the cast's letter supporting him
Smollett grabbed lunch with Empire showrunner Brett Mahoney in New York City on Wednesday afternoon, hours before his final episode...
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Empire cast members send a letter calling for Jussie Smollett's return
Taraji P.
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Posted Wednesday 4/24/19 at 2:56AM EDT
Empire co-creator Lee Daniels says "I can’t judge" Jussie Smollett: "He is like my son"
“The cast is upset, it is a sad time and we are slowly healing,” Daniels tells Extra of Smollett's hate-crime...
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Posted Tuesday 4/23/19 at 1:41PM EDT
Osundairo Brothers sue Jussie Smollett's legal team for defamation
Ola and Abel Osundairo, who were allegedly involved in the Empire star's hate-crime hoax, have filed a federal lawsuit against...
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Posted Monday 4/22/19 at 3:39PM EDT
Jussie Smollett is experiencing "post trauma" and "night terrors," his brother says
Jojo Smollett, the Empire star's older brother, has penned an essay for BET titled, "What if Jussie is telling the...
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Posted Thursday 4/11/19 at 6:44PM EDT
Chicago sues Jussie Smollett to recoup the cost of police hate crime investigation
After demanding the Empire star pay $130,000 for the cost of its hate crime investigation, the city of Chicago has...
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Posted Friday 4/05/19 at 1:17PM EDT
Jussie Smollett's attorney: City of Chicago is trying to “harass and irreparably injure" the Empire star
“Your letter is both factually and legally flawed, and Mr.
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Posted Thursday 4/04/19 at 7:49PM EDT
Chicago says it plans to sue Jussie Smollett after he failed to reimburse police $130,000
The city of Chicago is planning to file a civil lawsuit against the Empire star, demanding that he pay $130,106.
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Posted Thursday 4/04/19 at 1:24PM EDT
Taraji P. Henson expects Jussie Smollett to return to Empire next season
Henson said on The View this morning she speaks to Smollett "all the time" and the actor is "doing well.
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Posted Wednesday 4/03/19 at 6:29PM EDT
Taraji P. Henson discusses her battle with depression, says "we'll never be the same" after Jussie Smollett scandal
“I suffer from depression,” the Empire star tells Variety.
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Posted Wednesday 4/03/19 at 1:31PM EDT
Chicago Mayor-elect Lori Lightfoot: Jussie Smollett has "got to be held accountable"
Lightfoot, who was elected last night to succeed Mayor Rahm Emanuel, is also not buying the Empire star's self-proclaimed innocence.
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Posted Wednesday 4/03/19 at 9:17AM EDT
President Trump calls Jussie Smollett "the actor that nobody ever heard of"
Trump mentioned the Empire star while speaking last night at the National Republican Congressional Committee.
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Posted Tuesday 4/02/19 at 12:16PM EDT
Tracy Morgan takes a swipe at Jussie Smollett on The Tonight Show
"C’mon," Morgan told Jimmy Fallon.
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Posted Monday 4/01/19 at 9:12AM EDT
Chris Rock mocks Jussie Smollett at NAACP Image Awards: "What a waste of light skin"
“I have to present an award,” Rock said Saturday night at the awards show, which the Empire star skipped despite...