Empire star Jussie Smollett has been hospitalized in Chicago after a violent attack, one authorities are deeming an apparent hate crime. The incident occurred around 2 a.m. on Tuesday. According to reports, two men wearing ski masks placed a noose around Jussie’s neck during the attack. The two men allegedly yelled, “This is MAGA country” […]
“Empire” star Jussie Smollett, is donating large amounts of money to charities heading into the holidays. TMZ reports, Smollett is taking proceeds from his latest album, “Sum Of My Music,” and passing along $125,000 to charities. He has donated to groups such as the Black AIDS Institute, Flint KIDS, South Africa’s SKY Foundation, the Trayvon Martin Foundation, […]
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Jussie Smollett is heading to the big screen with his role in Alien: Covenant. Smollett called into the TJMS to talk about his role in the sci-fi film, being an uncle, and of course, Empire. Check out the full interview below. Like BlackAmericaWeb.com on Facebook. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram
Apparently MAC Cosmetics loves Taraji P. Henson as much as we all do, as it was just revealed that the Empire star is the latest spokesperson for the cosmetic giant’s Viva Glam campaign. However, Empire fans will especially love this new campaign because none other than Jussie Smollett, who plays the sensible middle son on […]
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — After two seasons of teasing viewers about whether it would happen, Mariah Carey has set a date to guest star on Fox’s “Empire.” Carey will appear on the Oct. 5 episode, the network confirmed Monday at a TV critics bi-annual press tour. She will play a superstar singer named Kitty, […]
NEW YORK – The Smollett siblings are well-known for their acting and musical talent, but this summer their top-notch cooking and entertaining skills are front-and-center in the new six-episode series Smollett Eats, premiering Saturday, August 20th at 12:30pm ET/PT on Food Network. From putting on the perfect kids’ birthday party to throwing a midnight BBQ […]
Mariah Carey played along with the special dress code on Monday’s “Live with Kelly.” The Memorial Day episode had a “daytime pajama party theme,” featuring host Kelly Ripa and co-host-for-the-day Jussie Smollett in long sleeved pajama tops and pants. Mariah wore a green negligee with black stilettos. In this getup, she went on to answer […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Empire” co-star Jussie Smollett recently caused a social media storm after tweeting a cryptic message that implied he may be leaving the show. “I was thinking like my little core group of amazing fans would be like, ‘What?’ But it just went so much further. Like there were calls about it […]
Things did not go well for Jamal Lyon this week on Empire and when Jussie Smollett sent a tweet early Thursday that appeared he would be leaving the Fox drama, the fate of his character seemed all but sealed. In Wednesday’s cliffhanger, Smollett’s character was shot by Freda (who was aiming at Lucious) and rushed into surgery. […]
