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The Jussie Smollett case continues its years-long presence in headlines this week with the release of a new documentary special focused on Abimbola and Olabinjo Osundairo’s side of the story. The two men, who are brothers, return to the scene of the allegedly staged crime for a new multi-part special that’s quite unfortunately the work of Fox Nation. […]
Attorneys for former Empire actor Jussie Smollett are appealing the 150-day jail sentence he received after being found guilty in 2021 of staging a hate crime in January 2019. Per CNN, in a court document filed on Wednesday in the Illinois First Judicial District appellate court, attorneys for Smollett appealed the conviction and are requesting a new trial. […]
50 Cent chose to once again troll Jussie Smollett on Tuesday, but this time it wasn’t over his criminal case. The Queens legend instead chose to make him the focal point of a joke involving Will Smith and Chris Rock’s dispute that occurred at the Academy Awards on Sunday. Alongside a picture of a teary-eyed Smollett, 50 Cent wrote […]
The Jussie Smollett saga continues. According to Rolling Stone, the actor’s lawyer has filed a defamation lawsuit against brothers Abimbola and Olabinjo Osundairo—key witnesses in Smollett’s hate crime hoax trial. Defense attorney Mark Geragos claims the Osundairo were guilty of “malicious prosecution,” as they falsely accused him of making untrue claims about their involvement in the alleged stunt. The brothers point to Geragos’ podcast […]
UPDATED 3/16, 9:32 p.m. ET: Jussie Smollett has been released from Cook County Jail. You can watch video showing the actor leaving the jail and getting into a vehicle below. See original story below. Jussie Smollett will be released from jail as he appeals his conviction of staging a hate crime against himself and making a false report to police, […]
Jussie Smollett’s legal team filed an emergency motion on Monday requesting that the former Empire actor be released from Chicago’s Cook County Jail, according to TMZ. Smollett was sentenced to serve 5 months behind bars by Judge James Linn last week after being found guilty on five felony counts he was charged with in connection to staging a hate crime […]
Taraji P. Henson has made a public show of support for her former Empire co-star Jussie Smollett, who this week was sentenced in connection with staging a 2019 hate crime. Sunday, Henson shared an image showing the #FREEJUSSIE hashtag to Instagram, saying in the caption that the sentence (which included 150 days in jail) wasn’t aligned with the level […]
50 Cent has trolled Jussie Smollet after the former Empire actor made questionable comments when he was sentenced to 150 days in jail for staging a hate crime. The 39-year-old actor, who falsely reported a hate crime that he paid two men to commit on him in 2019, closed his case in dramatic fashion after his sentencing was […]
After nine hours of deliberations, a Chicago jury has found Jussie Smollett guilty of multiple counts in his years-long hate crime case. According to Variety, the verdict was announced Thursday afternoon following seven days of testimony from 13 witnesses. Smollett, who is Black and openly gay, was accused of staging his own hate crime in 2019 and making false […]
The jury in the Jussie Smollett trial ended its first deliberation session without reaching verdict. Deliberations began Wednesday afternoon, following seven days of testimony centered on the actor’s alleged 2019 hate crime in Chicago. During five hours of closing arguments, prosecutors said there was “overwhelming” evidence that Smollett had staged the attack with two of his associates and filed a […]
