CHICAGO (AP) — Text messages show the Chicago prosecutor whose office handled the case of “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett told her top deputy that Smollett was a “washed up celeb” who was overcharged. The office of Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx released thousands of documents from the investigation late Tuesday in response to media […]
CHICAGO (AP) — A state’s attorney in Chicago has asked the county’s inspector general to review how her office handled “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett’s criminal case. Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx said in a statement Friday that she pledges her “full cooperation” and welcomes the investigation from Inspector General Patrick Blanchard. Foxx says “ensuring […]
Taraji P. Henson appeared on “The View” Thursday and gave a brief update on her “Empire” co-star Jussie Smollett, who had criminal charges against him dropped last month. Smollett was accused of filing a false report after he alleged two men attacked him in an apparent hate crime late January in Chicago. The actress shared with the ladies […]
CHICAGO (AP) — Jussie Smollett has refused to pay more than $130,000 to reimburse Chicago investigative costs and the city said Thursday it will sue the “Empire” actor for money spent investigating what officials say was a phony racist, anti-gay attack that Smollett staged. Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s law chief sent Smollett a March 28 letter demanding he […]
CHICAGO (AP) — A deadline is looming for Jussie Smollett to pay more than $130,000 to Chicago for investigative costs into what city authorities say was a staged racist, anti-gay attack or risk getting slapped with a civil lawsuit. Thursday is seven days since Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s law chief sent the “Empire” actor a letter […]
CHICAGO (AP) — Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx was elected in 2016 mainly because of anger that the prosecutor she ousted had waited a year to charge a Chicago police officer in the killing of black teenager Laquan McDonald. Then Foxx, who is a survivor of sexual assault as a child, grabbed national attention […]
The Chicago Police Union is clearly upset about Kim Fox dropping the charges against Jussie Smollett and they’ve been condemning her for her actions. But, Roland Martin doesn’t recall the Chicago Police Union condeming racis cops for killing Black people. The National District Attorney’s Association has also come out and condemned her for her decision. […]
Chris Rock Clowns Jussie Smollett At NAACP Image Awards: “You Don’t Get No Respect From Me!” [VIDEO]
Chris Rock let Jussie Smollett have it at the NAACP Image Awards on Saturday night.
The city of Chicago has now decided to charge Jussie Smollett over $130,000 to cover the amount of police overtime used to investigate his alleged attack. As crazy as that seems…it’s true. The city has demanded that he pay the money within the next 7 days or be prosecuted. Damon wonders if they’re going to […]
CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago city government will seek $130,000 from Jussie Smollett to cover the cost of the investigation into his report of an attack that police say was staged to promote his career, city officials said Thursday. A spokesman for the city’s legal department, Bill McCaffrey, confirmed the amount after Mayor Rahm Emanuel […]
CHICAGO (AP) — President Donald Trump is calling on the FBI and Department of Justice to review how Chicago prosecutors handled the case against “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett. Prosecutors offered little explanation and infuriated Chicago’s police chief and mayor this week when they dropped charges against Smollett related to making a false police report. Yet prosecutors […]
In the two months since Jussie Smollett reported a late-night attack by assailants shouting racial and anti-gay slurs, the “Empire” actor and activist went from victim to defendant. Police and many in the black community rallied to his defense before condemning his account as a hoax. On Tuesday, Smollett was a defendant no more after […]
