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The Chicago Police Department has launched an internal investigation into the leaked information from the Jussie Smollett case that has been relayed to the media. “I would like to point out that a lot of the information out there was inaccurate and there were numerous agencies involved in this investigation,” Chicago P.D. Sergeant Rocco Alioto said […]
Chicago mayoral candidate Amara Enyia stopped by The Breakfast Club the day before the election to discuss her plans on how to make the city better, and her connection to Kanye West, who made two separate donations to her campaign last year totaling around $200,000. “He said he was thinking about coming back to Chicago,” […]
R. Kelly failed to come up with the $100,000 bail needed to secure his freedom before the trial, forcing the alleged abuser to spend a second night in jail, according to his lawyer. On Friday evening, Kelly turned himself into police after he had been charged with 10 counts of felony criminal sexual abuse against four […]
Jussie Smollett‘s case has now taken another twist. The Chicago police superintendent claimed that Jussie paid a $3,500 check to his alleged accomplices Abel and Ola Osundairo to stage the attack. Now, there’s evidence that the check was simply payment to help the Empire actor get in shape. The memo line reads “5 week Nutrition/Workout program […]
Jamal Lyon, Jussie Smollett’s character on Empire, is in flux amid the allegations lodged against the actor for staging his own attack in January. Following Smollett’s ouster, producers on the series are reportedly considering a recast of Jamal should Empire return for a sixth season. An Empire source told TVLine that the show’s co-creator Lee Daniels, who loosely based Jamal’s character on himself, […]
A judge in Chicago has set R. Kelly‘s bond at $1 million as the singer faces 10 counts of felony criminal sexual abuse. Kelly will have to pay $100,000 to be released, according to reports from the courthouse. He will need to surrender his passport and be barred from talking with the victims in the […]
Jussie Smollett‘s alleged hoax attack might have been inspired by a real hate crime. According to anonymous Empire sources who spoke to TMZ, Smollett may have thought to stage his attack after director and Empire executive producer Lee Daniels‘ cousin was assaulted in January. Daniels posted a recounting of his cousin’s attack to Instagram on […]
Empire star Jussie Smollett is in the custody of Chicago police. Smollett turned himself in early Thursday and is now under arrest on a Class 4 felony charge for falsifying a police report, according to the Hollywood Reporter. “Jussie [Smollett] is under arrest and in custody of detectives,” CPD spokesperson Anthony Guglielmi announced Thursday morning, adding that a […]
Two police sources reportedly told CNN that Jussie Smollett may have paid the two brothers who allegedly attacked him to carry out the assault. Following the brothers’ arrest on Wednesday, the police department reportedly discovered “new evidence” that allowed for their release on Friday. Jussie Smollett told police that on Jan. 29 he was attacked by two unidentified men who […]
Two men have been arrested in connection with the attack on Empire star Jussie Smollett, Chicago authorities said Friday. Furthermore, Chicago police are adamantly denying reports that circulated Thursday purporting that the attack was staged. “Detectives have probable cause that they may have been involved in an alleged crime and we are working to corroborate the […]
