Actor and National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) awards host Anthony Anderson has revealed he is happy that the “system worked” for Empire star Jussie Smollett, after prosecutors in Chicago decided to drop charges against him of faking a hate crime against himself.
CHICAGO (AP) — A city official says Chicago is seeking $130,000 from “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett to cover the costs of the investigation into his reported beating, which police say was staged.
Ratings for the FOX drama Empire crashed to an all-time low on Wednesday following the abrupt decision by the Cook County prosecutor to drop all charges against the show’s embattled star Jussie Smollett.
We are only at the beginning of this story. What had been a scintillating celebrity scandal is now a full-fledged political and corruption scandal that reaches all the way up to a former president.
In a statement Tuesday 20th Century Fox announced that it was “gratified” that “Empire” star Jussie Smollett had all 16 felony counts related to making a false police report dropped.
Actress Taraji P. Henson, the Empire co-star of Jussie Smollett, expressed relief about the decision to drop all charges against the actor Tuesday in an alleged hate crime against himself.
David Axelrod, who served as senior adviser to former President Barack Obama, lamented the decision of Illinois prosecutors to drop all charges against “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett, stating the ordeal shows a well-connected celebrity could fake a hate crime against oneself without facing repercussions.
Empire’s ratings suffered series-lows on Wednesday as fallout from actor Jussie Smollett being indicted for filing a false police report continues to plague the Fox drama.
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A promotional video for the Fox series Empire posted online is notably missing one of its stars, the now-indicted felon Jussie Smollett.
Ratings for the Fox television show Empire are plummeting after its star, Jussie Smollett was arrested for apparently staging a fake hate crime attack against himself.
CHICAGO (AP) — ‘Empire’ actor Jussie Smollett pleaded not guilty Thursday to charges accusing him of lying to the police about being the victim of a racist and homophobic attack in downtown Chicago a few weeks ago.
Cook County, Illinois’s top prosecutor lobbied the Chicago Police Department to give their investigation of a hate hoax Empire actor Jussie Smollett allegedly staged against himself to the FBI following pressure by an ex-aide to former first lady Michelle Obama, according to a report.
While ‘Empire’ actor Jussie Smollett may still have the support of his castmates amid allegations that he staged a bigoted assault on himself, some crew members of the hit Fox television program are said to have been left “disgusted” by the saga.
CHICAGO (AP) — “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett is expected at a Chicago hearing to discuss whether cameras will be allowed in the courtroom during his disorderly conduct case.
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CHICAGO (AP) — A Chicago judge says “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett can travel out-of-state to meet his lawyers while he’s free on bond on charges he falsely reported being attacked by two masked men.
Appearing on the Fox News Channel Friday, former Boston Police Commissioner Ed Davis predicted the legal team of Empire actor Jussie Smollett will besmirch Chicago law enforcement in an attempt to beat a felony charge for filing a false police report regarding an alleged stage attack on him last month.
Empire actor Jussie Smollett purchased “designer drugs” from one of the brothers who allegedly helped stage an attack on himself in Chicago last month, text messages show.
Smollett might have been popular prior to his claim of being the victim of a racist and homophobic attack by a couple of white Trump supporters, but ever since, the Empire production has been one of chaos and distraction.
‘Empire’ producers announced Friday that actor Jussie Smollett will be cut from the final two episodes of the season to avoid “further disruption on set.”
Jussie Smollett pled with his ‘Empire’ cast mates to believe that he did not stage his own racist attack last month, according to a report.
Attorneys for Empire’s Jussie Smollett said Thursday evening that Chicago law enforcement “trampled” upon the actor’s “presumption of innocence” after arresting their client for allegedly filing a false police report concerning a racist and homophobic attack against himself last month.
Actor-singer Jussie Smollett on Thursday returned to the set of Empire in Chicago after turning himself into the police for filing a false report with law enforcement, according to a report.
Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson expressed shock in a press conference Thursday over Empire actor Jussie Smollett using the “symbolism of a noose” as part of a staged hate crime against himself.
Chicago Police Department Superintendent Eddie Johnson said Thursday that the scratches and bruises on Empire actor Jussie Smollett are likely “self-inflicted.”r
Twentieth Century Fox Television studios issued a statement reacting to the felony charge against Empire actor Jussie Smollett in connection to staging his own hate crime, saying they are “evaluating the situation and we are considering our options.”
Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson said Thursday that law enforcement was “pissed” upon learning Empire actor Jussie Smollett staged a hate crime against himself because he was unhappy with his FOX salary.
Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson confirmed in a press conference Thursday that Empire actor Jussie Smollett orchestrated an alleged assault on himself last month.
Chicago Police Department Superintendent Eddie Johnson said Thursday that Empire actor Jussie Smollett sent himself a threatening letter because he was dissatisfied with his salary.
Behind the scenes, the disruption to production must be brutal, including for his co-stars, who must be furious he has tainted what had been a career-defining show.
The “judge is expected to formally read the charge against Smollett, set his bond and then he will be released. Smollett will return to court at a later date to enter his plea,” reports ABC 7.
‘Empire’ actor Jussie Smollett is now a “suspect in a criminal investigation” for allegedly “filing a false police report,” a Chicago Police Department spokesperson said Wednesday.
Authorities have issued subpoenas to obtain records from Empire’s Jussie Smollett amid reports the actor-singer allegedly staged a racist and homophobic attack on himself last month, according to a report Wednesday.
Chicago’s local CBS affiliate, WBBM Channel 2, has obtained video of the two brothers tied to the alleged staged attack on Empire actor Justice Smollett purchasing ski masks from a store one day prior to the purported assault.
Empire actor Jussie Smollett has hired high-powered attorney Mark Geragos amid reports he orchestrated a racist and homophobic attack on himself last month in Chicago. Fox 32 Chicago reporter Rafer Weigel, citing sources at the Chicago Police Department, tweeted Wednesday that an indictment of Smollett may come in “a matter of hours. Not days”.
Fox studios issued a second statement in support of Empire actor Jussie Smollett Wednesday, reaffirming that his show’s character will remain a series regular amid reports he staged a racist and homophobic attack against himself last month.