CHICAGO (AP) — Attorneys for “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett say there are no plans for him to meet with Chicago detectives Monday for a follow-up interview about his reported assault. Anne Kavanagh is a spokeswoman for Smollett’s lawyers. She says in an emailed statement that his lawyers “will keep an active dialogue with Chicago police […]
The Jussie Smollett story has taken so many twists and turns that it’s gotten pretty confusing. Roland Martin talks to Kathy Chaney of the Chicago Suntimes to try to straighten it all out. The last thing to come out was that “Jussie may talk with detectives today” to further “flush out whats going on.” Last […]
There has been a lot of discussion surrounding the alleged attack on Empire actor Jussie Smollett. There are people who support and believe his story 100% and there are people that think he made the whole thing up.There are also people who find his story a little sketchy and hard to believe but they’re too […]
CHICAGO (AP) — Actor Jussie Smollett on Tuesday dismissed any suggestion that he has been less than cooperative with police since the star of the “Empire” television drama reported he was attacked by two masked men in Chicago last month. Smollett’s representatives issued a statement a day after police said the heavily redacted phone records […]
Two weeks after Jussie Smollett made headlines for claiming he was the victim in a racist, homophobic, attack — his neighbors are speaking out and they’re not buying his story. According to reports, residents who live in Jussie’s building are having a hard time wrapping their heads around some of the details of his version of events, […]
Shortly after he was brutally attacked in Chicago, Jussie Smollett is reportedly back on the set of the his music drama “Empire.” According to TMZ, the actor/singer flew back to the Windy City on Sunday and he has already filmed a scene and did a table read, all while security was present. As previously reported, Jussie claims […]
The "Empire" actor and singer set the record straight in his first public appearance since falling victim to a vicious racist and homophobic attack last week.
CHICAGO (AP) — Detectives have recovered more surveillance footage of “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett walking in downtown Chicago before and after he says he was attacked by two masked men, including video of him arriving home with a rope around his neck, but they’re still searching for footage of the attack, a police spokesman said […]
CHICAGO (AP) — Detectives have reviewed surveillance footage of “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett walking to a downtown Chicago apartment after an early-morning visit to a Subway restaurant, but none of it showed the alleged attack on the actor, a police official said Wednesday. Investigators “for the most part” can confirm the route Smollett took early […]
Presidential candidate and Democratic Calif. U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris has added her voice to the chorus of celebrities who are condemning the racially-charged homophobic attack on Jussie Smollett in Chicago. “This was an attempted modern-day lynching,” Harris tweeted. “No one should have to fear for their life because of their sexuality or color of their skin. We must confront […]
Reverend Al Sharpton calls he racist and homophobic attack on Empire Star Jussie Smollett a “reminder of the times that we are living in.” We have seen time and time again that in “the era of Trump” hateful “people feel empowered to express their hate.” According to reports the men that attacked Smollett were wearing MAGA hats […]
Empire star Jussie Smollett was the victim of a homophobic and racist attack in Chicago. Roland Martin talks to Chicago news reporter Kathy Chaney to get an update on what we know so far. Chaney says the attack happened around 2 a.m. after Smollett arrived in Chicago from New York. She says the attack happened […]
