"Empire" actor Jussie Smollett in custody
"Empire" actor Jussie Smollett is facing charges for allegedly staging an attack on himself last month. CBS News national correspondent Dean Reynolds joins CBSN with the latest on the case.
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"Empire" actor Jussie Smollett is facing charges for allegedly staging an attack on himself last month. CBS News national correspondent Dean Reynolds joins CBSN with the latest on the case.
At a briefing Thursday, Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson said "I'm left hanging my head and asking why" actor Jussie Smollett allegedly paid two acquaintances to stage an attack on himself. Smollett is now facing charges. Watch the police chief's remarks.
Chicago police expressed anger at a press conference laying out the case against Jussie Smollett for allegedly staging a hate crime attack against himself. CBS News national correspondent Dean Reynolds joins CBSN after Thursday's police briefing with the latest on the case.
New details about the Jussie Smollett case were revealed Thursday after he was charged with filing a false report. Jesse Weber, attorney and host on The Law & Crime Network, joins CBSN to discuss what's next.
Actor Jussie Smollett, who turned himself in on a felony count of filing a false police report, appeared in court Thursday afternoon, where a judge set his bond at $100,000 and ordered him to turn in his passport. Assistant State's Attorney Risa Lanier discussed the case at a news conference.
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Jussie Smollett has been charged for falsely reporting he was attacked in January. The Cook County, Illinois, state attorney has filed a felony disorderly conduct charge against the actor, not long after the Chicago Police Department officially named Smollett "a suspect in a criminal investigation." Bob Roberts, WBBM News Radio reporter, joins CBSN's Errol Barnett with the latest.
Chicago police say Jussie Smollett is now a suspect in a criminal investigation for allegedly filing a false police report. CBS News' Dean Reynolds, who has been covering the story since the beginning, joins CBSN with the latest.
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The two brothers told police Smollett paid them to fake an attack
The Jussie Smollett mystery moved to a Chicago courthouse Tuesday. Two brothers who said the actor paid them to stage an attack are expected to testify in front of a grand jury, sourced said. Dean Reynolds has the latest.
Investigators looking into the alleged hate crime against "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett are examining a threatening letter sent last month. A source told CBS Chicago, "When the letter didn't get enough attention, Smollett concocted the staged attack." Dean Reynolds reports.
A source told CBS Chicago, "when the letter didn't get enough attention, Smollett concocted the staged attack"
Police in Chicago have more questions for actor Jussie Smollett after a dramatic turn in their investigation. Police said there has been a "shift" in the probe. Dean Reynolds reports.
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