Brothers say they won't willingly testify against Jussie Smollett
They say Chicago police are mistreating them. They were never charged after telling authorities the actor paid them to stage what he claimed was a racist attack on him.
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They say Chicago police are mistreating them. They were never charged after telling authorities the actor paid them to stage what he claimed was a racist attack on him.
A judge has ordered Google to turn over a year's worth of Jussie Smollett's emails, private messages, photographs and location data to a special prosecutor who is looking into why prosecutors abruptly dismissed criminal charges against the actor.
Jussie Smollett is on the defensive again, as he fights off new charges that he lied to police and staged a hate crime. Smollett’s original charges were dropped, but a grand jury recently indicted him on six new charges of disorderly conduct that were linked to the old case. Dean Reynolds reports.
Smollett's attorneys are seeking to have the charges dismissed on double jeopardy grounds.
Chicago police have said the "Empire" actor paid two brothers in an elaborate attempt to stage an attack last year.
Chicago judge approved two search warrants that would give access to files associated with the actor's Gmail address and location data.
The actor's claims come in a countersuit against the city which is suing him to recover more than $130,000 that police say was spent on its investigation into Smollett's claim that he was beaten
Radio host Seth Dunlap is now accused of fabricating an anti-gay tweet for more money
Dan Webb has been tasked with re-examining the handling of the Smollett case, marking the sixth time he's been tapped as a special prosecutor
Chicago police have released hundreds of files from the investigation into the "Empire" actor's alleged hate crime hoax
A special prosecutor would have the authority to bring new charges against the "Empire" actor if there are "reasonable grounds" to do so
"I need the police to come by, I work with an artist, I don't really want to say his name," an unidentified caller told a 911 dispatcher
Lee Daniels says actor won't be returning; charges that Smollett faked hate crime have been dropped but controversies continue
Smollett wanted the case sealed, saying that he had "the right to be left alone"
Chicago police accused the 36-year-old actor of orchestrating a racist and homophobic attack against himself in late January
Ola and Abel Osundairo claim the actor's attorneys made false statements about them
In March, the city ordered Smollett to repay the $130,000 but Smollett has refused
Thursday was the deadline day for the "Empire" actor to reimburse the city; meanwhile, Chicago's police union is calling for the resignation of State's Attorney Kim Foxx
Jussie Smollett faces a deadline to pay the city of Chicago $130,000
Comedian Chris Rock takes verbal jabs at "Empire" actor at the 50th annual NAACP Image Awards
All 16 felony charges against Smollett were dropped and his record was wiped clean in a surprise decision Tuesday
Trump called the situation an "embarrassment to our nation" in an early morning tweet on Thursday
The decision by Chicago DA Kim Foxx to drop chargers against Jussie Smollett has come under fire
The alleged attack of the "Empire" actor sprawled into a saga longer and stranger than anyone could have guessed
Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx recused herself after communicating with a Smollett relative