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TMZ has obtained a snippet of the Drop the Mic episode with Jussie Smollett, which was pulled in response to his recent arrest for allegedly filing a false police report. The clip features Smollett calling his opponent Orange Is the New Black actress Danielle Brooks “the worst orange person since Donald Trump.” Click here to check it […]
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 […]
Jussie Smollett has reportedly staved off a grand jury investigation after he agreeing to speak with authorities about his alleged assault in January. TMZ says brothers Ola and Abel Osundairo, accused of helping Smollett stage the attack, were in a Chicago courthouse Tuesday ready to testify for the grand jury. But shortly before the Osundairos took the stand, Smollett […]
Since Empire star Jussie Smollett was victimized in an alleged racially charged homophobic attack, several conflicting stories have surfaced surrounding the incident. However, the latest reports claiming that the entertainer staged the fight has many people sharing their opinion on Smollett, with Grammy Award-winning rapper Cardi B becoming the latest. On Monday, Feb. 18, Bardi took to Instagram Live […]
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 […]
Jussie Smollett has given his first interview since being violently attacked by two men who allegedly shouted racial and homophobic slurs, as well as a certain extremely-attractive-to-idiots Trump slogan. Speaking with Robin Roberts in an interview that aired Thursday morning via Good Morning America, the Empire star and Sum of My Music artist expressed hurt […]
Jussie Smollett‘s representatives are denying claims that Smollett hasn’t been cooperating fully with investigators. A CPD spokesperson said yesterday that the phone records Smollett provided were “insufficient to corroborate some of the information.” Smollett and his team took offense at the idea that he wasn’t giving the police everything that they needed to help find […]
Jussie Smollett performed Saturday at West Hollywood’s Troubadour in his first public appearance since being assaulted in Chicago earlier in the week. The Empire star addressed the attack as he held back tears in front of the supportive audience. “The most important thing that I can say is to keep it simple and say thank […]
Singer-songwriter and Empire star Jussie Smollett was hospitalized earlier this week following an assault that’s being investigated as a racist and homophobic hate crime. The assault allegedly took place around 2 a.m. Tuesday morning outside a Subway in Chicago, with TMZ reporting at the time two white men in ski masks shouted “this is MAGA country” at the […]
