Actor Jussie Smollett sentenced to 150 days in jail in hate crime hoax
A Chicago judge sentenced actor Jussie Smollett to prison time for lying to police in a hate crime hoax; CBS2's Dick Brennan reports.
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A Chicago judge sentenced actor Jussie Smollett to prison time for lying to police in a hate crime hoax; CBS2's Dick Brennan reports.
Smollett shouted "I am not suicidal. I am innocent, and I am not suicidal" after he was sentenced and ordered to immediately report to jail.
Former "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett was convicted on five counts Thursday evening on charges he orchestrated a fake hate crime against himself nearly three years ago, while jurors acquitted him of one other count.
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Chicago Police have released body cam footage of officers arriving at actor Jussie Smollett's home on the night they say he staged an attack on himself.
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Smollett pleaded not guilty to 16 counts of disorderly conduct Thursday in Chicago.
Jussie Smollett is now facing deeper legal troubles after a grand jury returned 16 felony counts against the actor for falsely reporting a hate crime attack against him in January.
Kelly, 52, spent the weekend in Cook County Jail after he was unable to pay 10 percent of his $1 million bail.
"Smollett took advantage of the pain and anger of racism to promote his career," Chicago Police Supt. Eddie Johnson said in a news conference Thursday morning.
The two brothers involved in the Jussie Smollett attack told police that Smollett was behind creating a racist letter that was sent to the set of his show "Empire," sources confirmed to CBS Chicago.
"Empire" actor Jussie Smollett, upset after a racist letter was allegedly sent to the show's studio didn't get a "bigger reaction," is suspected of paying two men to attack him a week later
Police said they have reached out to Smollett's attorney to request a follow-up interview, after detectives questioned two brothers last week. The two men went from persons of interest to potential suspects to being released without charges
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A street renaming was held Saturday in the Bronx to honor Det. Didarul Islam, the NYPD officer who was killed in the July 2025 Midtown office shooting.
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U.S. forces launched a new round of airstrikes against Iran Saturday evening at the direction of President Trump following the deaths of two U.S. service members.
Kyle Schwarber hit his major league-leading 33rd home run, fellow All-Star Jesús Luzardo allowed two hits in five strong innings to lead the Phillies past the Mets.
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