Jussie Smollett
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Jussie Smollett Enters Rehab, Takes ‘Necessary Steps’ After ‘an Extremely Difficult Past Few Years'
The former 'Empire' star has maintained a relatively low profile following a hate crime hoax
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Don Lemon responds to exposé detailing alleged 'misogynist' behavior at CNN: 'Patently false'
A Variety report claimed Lemon anonymously threatened a female co-host in 2008 among other troubling accusations.
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Jussie Smollett's hate crime hoax: A look back 1 year after sentencing
Smollett remains out of jail pending an appeal one year later. Meanwhile, the two men prosecutors say the "Empire" actor paid to stage the hate crime hoax are giving their first interview.
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Jussie Smollett wasn't aware of online backlash until 1 year after attack: 'It was so painful'
Jussie Smollett opens up about the past three years in a rare interview.
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Jussie Smollett released from jail after 6 days as he appeals conviction
Jussie Smollett's legal team declares Wednesday's ruling a "huge win."
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Jussie Smollett's lawyers file emergency motion to stay his sentence, as his sibling receives 'threatening phone calls'
Smollett's family says a sibling is receiving "threatening, harassing, racist and homophobic" calls.
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Taraji P. Henson shares #FreeJussie post in support of 'Empire' co-star: 'The punishment does not fit the crime'
Henson drew comparisons to the Emmett Till case in a passionate plea for leniency following Smollett's sentencing.
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Jussie Smollett pictured in new mug shot as 150-day jail sentence begins
Jussie was processed as an inmate, being assigned the booking number 20220310140. While still wearing the white dress shirt he had on in court, he took a new mug shot.
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Jussie Smollett sentenced to 150 days in jail for staging hate crime
The sentence was handed down to the "Empire" actor, 39, in Chicago on Thursday after a wild hearing. It stemmed from his December conviction for falsely reporting to police that he was the victim of a racist and homophobic hate crime.
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Jussie Smollett found guilty of lying to police about racist and homophobic attack
A jury found Jussie Smollett guilty on five of six charges of felony disorderly conduct for making false police reports.
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Jussie Smollett denies staging attack during contentious cross-examination: Reports
Jussie Smollett testified in his own defense for the second day as the former "Empire" star's trial concludes this week.
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Jussie Smollett Gives First Interview Since Feb 2019: ‘It’s Been Difficult to Be So Quiet’ (Video)
In his first interview in nearly two years, Jussie Smollett spoke to journalist Marc Lamont Hill about a wife range of issues connected directly, and tangentially, to his ongoing legal battle in Chicago. But while he was careful to be clear that he won’t speak about the specifics of that case — “I’m still taking the advice of my attorneys” — he did say that he isn’t sure “what staying quiet has really done.”“It’s been beyond frustrating because to be somebody that’s so outspoken … it’s been diff
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Officials made false statements about dropping charges against Jussie Smollett, special prosecutor says
A special prosecutor has concluded there were "substantial abuses of discretion" in the Jussie Smollett case and that officials involved made false or misleading statements to the public. Special prosecutor Dan Webb on Monday detailed the findings of his investigation into how the Cook County state's attorney's office handled the case against the Empire actor, and the probe did not conclude that officials broke the law, The New York Times reports. However, Webb's investigation established "abuse
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Review cites 'operational failures' in Smollett prosecution
A special prosecutor in Chicago accused Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx and her office on Monday of repeatedly abusing their discretion and making false public statements in the case against actor Jussie Smollett last year, but he concluded they did nothing criminal. In his 12-page outline of his conclusion released Monday, Dan Webb criticized Foxx and her staff for how they decided on March 26 last year to toss charges that the former “Empire” actor staged a racist, homophobic attack aga
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Jurnee Smollett defends brother Jussie from 'devastating' accusations he staged hate crime
Smollett defended her brother Jussie, who was accused of staging a hate crime and lying to the police about it in January 2019.
