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Former “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett became visibly irritated and testy with prosecution during his cross-examination Tuesday, leading Cook County Judge James Linn to admonish the actor for his behavior.
Published: Thursday, June 23rd, 2022 @ 4:05 am
By: Daily Wire
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Politicos are pressing CNN to fire Don Lemon over concerns about the host’s possible connection to “Empire” star Jussie Smollett’s allegedly orchestrated, anti-gay, anti-black hate crime hoax following testimony from the actor this week.
Published: Tuesday, June 14th, 2022 @ 4:22 pm
By: Daily Wire
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A judge on Friday denied former “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett’s final attempt to get the charges against him dismissed, following accusations the actor lied to police about being the victim of a hate crime.
Published: Wednesday, January 19th, 2022 @ 10:34 am
By: Daily Wire
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After about nine hours of deliberation, a jury has found former “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett guilty on counts related to an apparent hate crime hoax he orchestrated in 2019.
Published: Monday, December 13th, 2021 @ 1:57 pm
By: Daily Wire
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Former “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett appeared in a Chicago, Illinois, courtroom Monday morning, where he pleaded not guilty to six new charges of disorderly conduct and lying to police officers, leveled by a special prosecutor after months of investigation.
Published: Wednesday, February 26th, 2020 @ 8:44 am
By: Daily Wire
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Former “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett has filed a counterclaim against the city of Chicago in an ongoing lawsuit by the city seeking reinbursement for $130,000 in overtime spent by Chicago police investigating Smollett’s alleged hoax hate crime.
Published: Thursday, November 21st, 2019 @ 6:48 pm
By: Daily Wire
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Former “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett and his attorneys lost their bid, Tuesday, to toss out a civil case, filed by the city of Chicago seeking to recoup around $130,000 spent investigating Smollett’s alleged hoax hate crime.
Published: Tuesday, October 22nd, 2019 @ 9:00 pm
By: Daily Wire
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Speculation about whether “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett may yet be charged for orchestrating a hate crime hoax intensified after the two brothers who say the actor hired them to attack him met with the special prosecutor working on the case.
Published: Wednesday, October 9th, 2019 @ 11:09 am
By: Daily Wire
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Tina Tchen, who was former First Lady Michelle Obama's chief of staff, has been in the news quite a bit lately, mostly for her role in getting charges dropped against "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett.
Published: Wednesday, April 3rd, 2019 @ 10:45 am
By: Daily Wire
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Kevin Graham, the president of the Chicago police union, sent a letter on March 15 to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) requesting a federal investigation into Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx, alleging that Foxx interfered in the police's investigation of "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett.
Published: Monday, April 1st, 2019 @ 7:41 am
By: Daily Wire
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Tuesday morning, the Cook County State's Attorney's office announced that they'd dropped all 17 charges against "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett in an odd "plea deal," allowing Smollett to escape trial on accusations that he orchestrated a false hate crime against himself and lied to Chicago police in
Published: Friday, March 29th, 2019 @ 9:47 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The "Empire" actor claimed that when he was walking home at 2 a.m. in Chicago, in the midst of the polar vortex, he was accosted by two assailants, both of whom shouted anti-gay and anti-black slurs at him.
Published: Sunday, February 24th, 2019 @ 11:36 pm
By: Daily Wire
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On January 29, 2019, Chicago Police opened a hate crime investigation into the alleged assault of Empire actor Jussie Smollett.
Published: Tuesday, February 19th, 2019 @ 10:39 pm
By: Daily Wire
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