Former ‘Empire’ actor Jussie Smollett has been found guilty of staging a hate crime against himself. Prosecutors say the hoax was the actor’s bid to gain ...

The jury has reached a verdict in the trial for actor Jussie Smollett. They ruled that he orchestrated a fake attack on himself and then lied ...

New York City passes a major bill putting it one step closer to expanding voting rights to non-citizens, the FDA expands the Pfizer booster shot to people ...

A prosecutor on Wednesday told jurors that actor Jussie Smollett staged an attack on himself in Chicago in 2019 for publicity before lying to police about ...

Former “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett, who is accused of lying about an alleged hate crime, took the stand in his own trial on Monday. Smollett, 39, ...

Another high-profile trial is now underway in Chicago. Prosecutors are accusing actor Jussie Smollett of lying to the police about being the victim of a hate ...

On a frigid Chicago night in January 2019, actor Jussie Smollett, a star on the TV drama “Empire,” reported that he was the victim of a ...

Empire actor Jussie Smollett’s attempts to have his criminal charges—felony disorderly conduct for lying to police—dismissed have been denied. Smollett’s claim of a hate crime proved ...

CHICAGO—A special prosecutor in Chicago said Monday that Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx and her office repeatedly abused their discretion and made false public statements ...

A U.S. federal judge dismissed a lawsuit brought by former “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett who accused the city of Chicago of malicious prosecution in concluding that ...

The Illinois Supreme Court rejected actor Jussie Smollett’s request to throw out new charges filed against him for allegedly lying to police about a hate crime.

Former “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett pleaded not guilty on Feb. 24 to restored charges that accuse him of staging a racist, homophobic attack against himself last ...

A grand jury returned a six-count indictment accusing actor Jussie Smollett of lying to Chicago police, a special prosecutor announced Tuesday.

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Trump lashed out Jussie Smollett, the former "Empire" actor who was accused of faking a hate attack against himself and blaming it on Trump supporters.

Actor Jussie Smollett, lashed back at a post in social media that was comparing him to a schoolgirl who claimed she was held to the ground ...

A judge appointed a special prosecutor Friday to look into why the Chicago state’s attorney’s office abruptly dropped the case against Jussie Smollett, leaving open the ...

Newly released surveillance footage appears to show former “Empire” actorJussie Smollett and the men who allegedly attacked him in the area where he reported being attacked ...

Video footage released on June 24 shows Jussie Smollett wearing a white rope around his neck on Jan. 29 as Chicago police arrived at the scene ...

A special prosecutor will be appointed to probe the handling of Jussie Smollett’s case, potentially bringing charges against the former “Empire” actor. Smollett was indicated with ...

“Empire” director Lee Daniels said he was “beyond embarrassed” by the Jussie Smollett hate crime hoax after initially supporting the actor.

The city of Chicago has released two 911 calls made after “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett claimed he was the victim of a racist, homophobic attack.

“Empire” actor Jussie Smollett will not be appearing in the show’s final season, its co-creator said on June 4. Police said that Smollett orchestrated a hate ...

Chicago's top prosecutor has released more than 2,000 pages of documents in Jussie Smollett's case and explained why she recused herself.

Actor Jussie Smollett bought drugs from the two brothers that assaulted him, documents released by the Chicago Police Department show. The batch of documents was released ...

An Illinois judge ordered the case file for actor Jussie Smollet’s alleged hate crime hoax to be unsealed. The judge made the decision on May 23. ...