Jussie Smollett arrives at the BET Awards on Sunday, June 26, 2022, at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP) Jussie Smollett won a small legal victory. The Illinois Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to hear the former ‘Empire’ actor’s appeal of his convictions for orchestrating a hate crime hoax. Last month, the… Read more »
FILE – Actor Jussie Smollett arrives at the BET Awards, June 26, 2022, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File) Now that Jussie Smollett has finished his time in rehabilitation for substance abuse, he has reached a significant milestone. According to TMZ Jussie finished his 5-month outpatient treatment program for his addiction battles. Reportedly, Jussie’s… Read more »
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 »
Jussie Smollett and Mona Scott will be working together on “B-Boy Blues.” This will be his first post-trial project. The movie will air on BET+ on June 9th Will Jussie’s career ever get back to normal?
Jussie Smollett has been released from jail, after spending six nights behind bars. What had happened was an appeals court agreed with his lawyers that he should be freed pending appeal of his conviction for lying to police about a racist homophobic attack on his life. Read more here
Former Empire star Jussie Smollett has been sentenced to 5 months in jail and 30 months felony probation for his role in a hate crime hoax. According to court documents, Smollett must serve those 150 days in jail and pay $120,106 in restitution to law enforcement for their resources in investigating the hoax. Oh, he… Read more »
