Jussie Smollett has entered rehab. This comes after the actor appealed his convictions for lying to police about a hate crime. His rep said in a statement, “Jussie has had an extremely difficult past few years. He has quietly been working very hard for some time now, and we are proud of him for taking… Read more »
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Man Testifies That Jussie Smollett Paid Him To “Fake Beat Him Up”
Abel Osundairo, one of the two brothers involved in the Jussie Smollett case took the stand. Abel said Jussie paid them off to pull off a fake attack on him. Jussie is facing six counts of disorderly conduct and is accused of lying to the police in the 2019 incident. Prosecutors asked Abel why did… Read more »
Jussie Smollett Trial Set To Start in November
The trial against former Empire star Jussie Smollett is set to begin next month. A judge denied a motion to dismiss the trial against Smollett and his 2019 hate crime hoax. Jussie has been charged with disorderly conduct after prosecutors say he allegedly staged an attack against him back in 2019. On top of that, Smollett faces… Read more »
‘Empire’ Cast ‘Fiercely Divided’ Over Jussie Smollett
After the abrupt dismissal of charges in the case of former ‘Empire’ star Jussie Smollett, he went before cameras saying that he just wanted to “get back to work,” as he continued to proclaim that he had no hand in staging a racist, homophobic attack on himself in late January. But, things don’t seem like… Read more »
Smollett: ‘I Won’t Let Attackers Win’
Jussie Smollett took a emotional, determined and defiant stand in his first public comments since he says he was attacked in Chicago. He took to the stage for a show in West Hollywood saying that his people told him not to perform, but told the crowd he had to go on with the show because… Read more »