Television
An appeals court upheld Jussie Smollett’s disorderly conduct convictions after he was accused of staging a racist, homophobic attack against himself in 2019.
Dec. 1, 2023
Attorneys for actor Jussie Smollett filed an appeal to reverse his 2021 disorderly conduct conviction and to grant him a new trial with a new judge.
March 3, 2023
Entertainment & Arts
Former ‘Empire’ star Jussie Smollett says his family confiscated his phone to protect him from seeing the backlash to his allegedly staged hate crime.
June 23, 2022
Former ‘Empire’ star Jussie Smollett was booked in Chicago after being sentenced to five months in jail and more than two years of probation.
March 11, 2022
World & Nation
The former “Empire” actor was convicted last month for lying to police about a racist, homophobic attack that authorities said he staged.
Jan. 27, 2022
Lawyers for the former “Empire” actor rested their case shortly after Smollett finished a second day of testimony.
Dec. 7, 2021
Smollett took the witness stand at a trial where he’s facing charges of staging a racist, anti-gay attack on himself and lying to police about it.
Dec. 6, 2021
Former ‘Empire’ star Jussie Smollett was sentenced Thursday to 150 days in jail and 30 months of probation for lying about a racist and homophobic attack.
March 10, 2022
Jussie Smollett’s defense attorney told jurors earlier in the day that charges rely on the testimony of brothers who are ‘sophisticated liars’ and ‘the worst type of criminals.’
Dec. 8, 2021
Dec. 12, 2021