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The actor was found guilty in five counts but acquitted on one count.

Yup, the Jussie Smollett case is still a thing in 2022.

Ambimbola “Abel” Osundairo, one of the brothers prosecutors say the former 'Empire' actor paid off to hatch a staged racial and homophobic attack, visited a gay bathhouse that Smollett also frequented.

Jussie Smollett will have to face new charges brought against him in relation to the alleged homophobic and racist attack that prosecutors believe he staged. Last Friday, a judge refused to throw out the new charges after the actor’s legal team attempted to get the matter cleared. As reported by Page Six, Smollett, 37, attempted […]

On the eleventh day of Black History Month, Empire actor Jussie Smollett was indicted in Chicago by a special prosecutor for allegedly staging an anti-gay, racist attack in January 2019. In detail, the actor formally known as Jamal Lyon described his attack as, two masked men that poured bleach on him, beat him, and looped a […]

French actor Juicy Smolliét aka former Empire star Jussie Smollet is suing the city of Chicago. The 37-year-old actor is maintaining that he was indeed a victim of a racist and homophobic attack. According to the Chicago Sun-Times, Smollet is accusing the city, police officers and others of “economic harm, humiliation, mental anguish, and extreme […]

Entertainment News

The executives over at FOX have revealed how they will have Jussie Smollett’s character make a smooth exit from the series Empire.

Fox has revealed that Empire will return for a sixth season but it appears that Jussie Smollett will not. Smollett was written out of the final two episodes of season 5 after being accused of faking an attack he claimed happened to him back in January. His future and the show’s future have been in […]

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel spoke forcefully to the press after news broke that the charges Jussie Smollett faced in his alleged hate crime case were dropped. Calling the instance a “whitewash of injustice,” Mayor Emanuel doubled down on Good Morning America and said the Empire actor received special treatment. Page Six reports: Emanuel continued his […]

Like clockwork, the tender little feelings of MAGA Twitter are on butt-hurt status after news that all charges against Jussie Smollett related to the alleged hate crime attack have been dropped. With the hashtag #JussieSmollettHoax, many are trying to call the whole matter an elaborate magic trick. Led by the likes of Ann Coulter and […]

Jussie Smollett is a lucky man. According to the Chicago Sun Times, prosecutors and Smollett’s legal team agreed to a deferred prosecution deal Tuesday. That means the “Empire” actor would not face prosecution and not be required to plead guilty to any charges. Additional reports state Smollett’s record will be expunged and the reason for the […]