Jussie Smollett full coverage
The Times’ complete and ongoing coverage surrounding the ‘Empire’ star.
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Chicago police on Monday released hundreds of files from the investigation into Jussie Smollett’s claim he was attacked by two men, including video footage that for the first time shows the “Empire” actor with a thin, white rope wrapped around his neck that he told detectives was a noose.
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New documents in the Jussie Smollett case released Thursday show that prosecutors told Chicago police detectives that a possible deal with the “Empire” actor was in the works a month before charges against him were dropped.
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The city of Chicago has officially sued “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett to reimburse the costs of its investigation into his alleged attack in January.
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Jussie Smollett’s legal team doubled down on his refusal to reimburse the city of Chicago for investigating his alleged January attack, calling the city’s threats to sue the “Empire” star malicious and made “in bad faith.”
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“Empire” actor Jussie Smollett cleared up a few questions about his sexuality on Monday.
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The city of Chicago says Jussie Smollett has refused to pay more than $130,000 to reimburse costs of investigating what authorities say was a staged racist, anti-gay attack.
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“Empire” star Taraji P.
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Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s furor continued Wednesday as he accused actor Jussie Smollett of abusing the city and taking its anti-hate values and turning them “upside down and inside out.”
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Actor-musician Jussie Smollett wants to get back to work and move on with his life after prosecutors on Tuesday dropped charges against him that alleged he lied to police and staged a racial and homophobic attack against himself.
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Actor Jussie Smollett pleaded not guilty Thursday to 16 counts of disorderly conduct for allegedly lying to investigators about being the victim of a racist and homophobic attack.
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Cook County grand jury has indicted “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett on 16 counts of disorderly conduct for allegedly lying to police about being the victim of a racist and homophobic attack.
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Two brothers who told police that “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett paid them $3,500 to help stage an attack on himself in Chicago say they regret their involvement in the incident.
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Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie T.
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The dramatic unraveling of the story of a vicious attack on actor Jussie Smollett has spread deep concern among hate-crime victims that growing racist and anti-gay violence now may be more likely to go unreported and unpunished.
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This is not a column about Jussie Smollett.
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The 12-year-old seemed to burst out of the TV screen with grown-up swagger, his abundant Afro tucked under a derby, punctuating his stride with a smooth dance move.
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Before Jussie Smollett took the stage at the Troubadour earlier this month, members of his family came out to address rumors about what had happened just four nights before when their brother reported being attacked by two presumed racists, homophobes and Trump supporters.
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Jussie Smollett’s “Empire” character, Jamal Lyon, has been written off this season’s last two episodes of the Fox musical drama as Smollett is embroiled in legal woes stemming from an alleged Jan. 29 attack on the actor that police believe Smollett orchestrated.
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The saga of Jussie Smollett’s alleged January attack in Chicago took a surreal series of twists and turns leading up to the March 26 announcement that all charges against the “Empire” actor had been dropped.
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Since its debut in 2015, the critically acclaimed family music drama “Empire” has been one of Fox’s most popular prime-time series.
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“Empire” star Jussie Smollett was released from Cook County Jail in Chicago on Thursday after a judge set a $100,000 bond for the actor, who is accused of staging an attack against himself in downtown Chicago last month.
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“Empire” actor Jussie Smollett has been charged with disorderly conduct for allegedly filing a false police report.
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Chicago police said Saturday the investigation into the assault reported by Jussie Smollett has “shifted” due to information received from two brothers questioned in the case, and attorneys for the “Empire” actor blasted reports alleging he played a role in his own attack.
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In another puzzling twist in the investigation of a reported attack on “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett, the Cook County state’s attorney recused herself from the case Tuesday as prosecutors in her office began questioning two brothers who had been possible suspects.
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Chicago police have released the two men who were arrested in connection with the attack on “Empire” star Jussie Smollett.
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Chicago police say that media reports about Jussie Smollett’s attack being a hoax have not been confirmed and are inaccurate.
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For the first time on television, “Empire” star Jussie Smollett detailed in his own words the racist and homophobic attack he said he endured in his Chicago neighborhood last month.
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Four days after he was attacked in a possible hate crime, “Empire” star Jussie Smollett is addressing the incident and letting the “beautiful people” know he’s “OK.”
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“Empire” star Jussie Smollett is on the mend at home as Chicago police widen their investigation of the assailants who attacked the actor and musician early Tuesday morning.
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Chicago police have released images of people they would like to question in their investigation into the attack of “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett.
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Jussie Smollett’s Los Angeles concert on Saturday is still on.
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Chicago police are still seeking evidence to help identify the people who attacked “Empire” star Jussie Smollett early Tuesday morning in that city in what authorities are calling a possible hate crime.
