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Jussie Smollett removed from Empire's final two episodes of the season to avoid "disruption on set"
The producers of the Fox drama have released a statement announcing that Smollett will be kept off the show while...
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Reports: Jussie Smollett hasn't been seeking an Empire pay raise
Chicago police allege the Empire star staged a hate crime attack on himself because he was "dissatisfied with his salary"...
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Posted Friday 2/22/19 at 1:56AM EST
GMA staffers defend Robin Roberts after the "bad optics" of her exclusive Jussie Smollett interview
When Roberts' Good Morning America sitdown with the Empire star aired last Thursday, events in the case were still up...
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Posted Thursday 2/21/19 at 5:36PM EST
Judge scolds Jussie Smollett, calling allegations "utterly outrageous" if true, before he's released on $100,000 bail
“The most vile and despicable part of it, if it’s true, is the noose,” said Judge John Fitzgerald Lyke Jr.
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Posted Thursday 2/21/19 at 1:46PM EST
Jussie Smollett faked his assault because he was upset with his Empire salary, police say
In a press conference following Smollett's arrest early this morning, Chicago police superintendent Eddie T.
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Posted Thursday 2/21/19 at 4:31AM EST
Report: Empire producers are considering suspending Jussie Smollett following felony charge
Fox, Empire producers and 20th Century Fox TV are weighing whether to suspend Smollett following his felony charge for filing...
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Jussie Smollett charged with felony for filing a false police report, faces three years in prison
A Cook County grand jury indicted the Empire star Wednesday night, hours after Chicago police officially named him a suspect...
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Police now consider Jussie Smollett a suspect in setting up his own attack
"Jussie Smollett is now officially classified as a suspect in a criminal investigation by #ChicagoPolice for filing a false police...
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Posted Wednesday 2/20/19 at 12:57PM EST
Fox reiterates its support for Jussie Smollett, says he's not being written out of Empire
“Jussie Smollett continues to be a consummate professional on set and as we have previously stated, he is not being...
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Posted Tuesday 2/19/19 at 5:56PM EST
If Jussie Smollett lied about attack, he'll face prison time and a career implosion
As one public relations firm founder put it: "The best thing that Jussie can do is pray and pray a...
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Posted Tuesday 2/19/19 at 1:22PM EST
Jussie Smollett's Empire role has been slashed in the wake of his attack scandal
TMZ reports that Smollett "was supposed to have 9 scenes and a big musical number in the second to the...
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Posted Monday 2/18/19 at 11:39PM EST
Brothers questioned in Jussie Smollett attack deny being racist, homophobic or anti-Trump
“We are not racist.
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Posted Monday 2/18/19 at 1:36PM EST
Empire showrunner is standing by Jussie Smollett amid doubts about his hate crime story
“I believe and stand by @JussieSmollett,” showrunner Brett Mahoney tweeted on Sunday.
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Posted Sunday 2/17/19 at 5:08PM EST
Jussie Smollett denies staging attack as police say case has "shifted"
More reports emerged Saturday night that police are investigating whether the Empire star staged his own hate attack, with CNN...
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Posted Saturday 2/16/19 at 3:58AM EST
Two men arrested in the Jussie Smollett assault case have been released due to "new evidence"
“Due to new evidence as a result of today’s interrogations, the individuals questioned by police in the Empire case have...