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The brothers who claimed they were paid to stage an attack against Jussie Smollett are now reportedly unwilling to testify against the actor. Chicago Police allege Abel Osundario and his brother, Ola, were paid $3,500 to jump Smollett in what the actor feigned was a racist and homophobic attack against him back in January 2019. …
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Jussie Smollett’s double-jeopardy defense can’t get him off on new charges related to his alleged Chicago attack-hoax, a judge ruled. The disgraced former “Empire” actor‘s lawyers argued that the new six-count indictment brought forward by a special prosecutor in February — 13 months after he allegedly faked a racist and homophobic beating — should be …
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Embattled actor Jussie Smollett cited ongoing protests over the death of George Floyd while demanding more transparency from cops in his own criminal case, according to new court documents. The former “Empire” star says he deserves to know why Chicago’s top cop, Eddie Johnson, was fired from the position last year, because it may be …
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Jussie Smollett’s counter-suit against the Chicago Police Department for “malicious prosecution” was thrown out by a federal judge on Wednesday on the grounds that the Empire actor lacks the standing to counter-sue while he has outstanding proceedings against him. U.S. District Judge Virginia Kendall also said in her ruling that the police acted properly considering they “had …
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Visits to an upscale Chicago gay bathhouse may prove that embattled “Empire” star Jussie Smollett was more than friends with his alleged attacker Ola Osundairo. “They used to party together, and he had a sexual relationship with [Ola]. They went to this affluent Chicago bathhouse multiple times and they had to show ID. It’s known …
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Jussie Smollett and Lee Daniels no longer speak — and it’s not just because of Smollett’s alleged hate-crime hoax. Smollett starred on Daniels’ Fox hit “Empire” for five seasons. But we’re told that the pair butted heads over, among other things, R. Kelly’s involvement in Smollett’s career. Smollett and Daniels’ “relationship is nonexistent, and it was …
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“Empire”‘s sixth and final season will end sooner than originally planned due to the coronavirus pandemic. As revealed at the very end of Tuesday’s betrayal and crashed wedding filled “Love Me Still” broadcast, the 18th episode of Taraji P. Henson and Terrance Howard-led hip hop drama’s final season will now serve as the finale. “Get …
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“Empire”‘s sixth and final season will end sooner than originally planned due to the coronavirus pandemic. As revealed at the very end of Tuesday’s betrayal and crashed wedding filled “Love Me Still” broadcast, the 18th episode of Taraji P. Henson and Terrance Howard-led hip hop drama’s final season will now serve as the finale. “Get …
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Embattled actor Jussie Smollett joked he was on “quarantine day 421” during the coronavirus pandemic — as he awaits trial for allegedly staging a now-notorious hate crime against himself. The disheveled-looking former “Empire” star shared Wednesday a video of himself, singing and playing the Stevie Wonder song “A Place in the Sun” on the piano. …
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Cook County, Ill., prosecutor Kim Foxx won Tuesday’s Democratic primary despite controversy over her handling of the hoax hate crime case brought by actor Jussie Smollett.
The brothers who claimed they were paid to stage an attack against Jussie Smollett are now reportedly unwilling to testify against the actor. Chicago Police allege Abel Osundario and his brother, Ola, were paid $3,500 to jump Smollett in what the actor feigned was a racist and homophobic attack against him back in January 2019. …
