New details revealed in Jussie Smollett police reports
Chicago Police Department reports reveal new information about the $3,500 check that the "Empire" actor gave to two brothers
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Chicago Police Department reports reveal new information about the $3,500 check that the "Empire" actor gave to two brothers
Prosecutors dropped all 16 felony counts against the "Empire" actor with little explanation, but the lead prosecutor says he believes actor is guilty
Lawyers with the Chicago police department are trying to determine if they can legally release evidence in the investigation despite a judge sealing the case
Smollett said Tuesday he has been "truthful and consistent on every single level since day one"
A lawyer for the "Empire" actor entered not guilty pleas on his behalf to 16 counts of disorderly conduct
Jussie Smollett has been accused of staging hate crime against himself
The attorney for two brothers involved in the allegedly staged hate-crime attack spoke to CBSN
He said the indictment is "prosecutorial overkill"
Smollett was charged last month with a felony charge of disorderly conduct for allegedly making up the hate crime; Smollett insists he is innocent
Chicago police say Ola and Abel Osundairo told them Smollett paid them to fake the alleged attack
"The events of the past few weeks have been incredibly emotional for all of us," executive producers said in a statement
A judge ordered him to turn in his passport
The "Empire" actor pointed out a camera he thought would capture the hoax attack, prosecutor says
Police allege Jussie Smollett fabricated a hate crime to advance his career
The cable network made the decision "in the interest of not being exploitative of an incredibly sensitive situation"
"Empire" actor Jussie Smollett is in police custody in Chicago after turning himself in overnight
"Empire" actor claimed he was victim of racist, homophobic attack in downtown Chicago
"Empire" actor claimed he was the target of a homophobic and racially charged assault in downtown Chicago in late January
CBS News source says the last-minute call from "Empire" actor's lawyers apparently is what scuttled grand jury testimony from two brothers
The two brothers told police Smollett paid them to fake an attack
A source told CBS Chicago, "when the letter didn't get enough attention, Smollett concocted the staged attack"
Ola and Abel Osundairo went from persons of interest in the case to potential suspects to being released without charges
"Empire" actor claims he was victim of racially charged, anti-gay assault but sources say he paid accomplices to stage the assault
Smollett's attorneys issued a statement saying Smollett is "angered and devastated" by reports that he knew the people associated the alleged attack
The two brothers are no longer considered suspects, police said