Jussie Smollett

Two brothers who threatened to stop cooperating with prosecutors in the case against actor Jussie Smollett have changed their mind

Curt Schilling has retreated from social media after comparing Bubba Wallace’s discovery of a noose in his garage to the controversial incident involving Jussie Smollett. The famed baseball player turned Blaze TV commentator quipped on his now de-activated Twitter account, “So we have @JussieSmollett v 2.0? Where is the media recanting their idiocy?” As some will recall, in Jan. 2019,…

A Cook County judge has shot down actor Jussie Smollett’s attempt have the criminal charges against him dropped

A federal judge has dismissed actor Jussie Smollett’s malicious prosecution lawsuit against Chicago and several police officers.

Outside of court appearances, Jussie Smollett has largely remained out of the public eye in the wake of the Chicago scandal that has him facing charges for allegedly staging an anti-gay and racist attack on himself. The former “Empire” star went from victim to suspect to a free man to accused once again in the span of one year. Now,…

The Illinois Supreme Court on Friday denied former Empire actor Jussie Smollett’s request to halt the proceedings against him and disqualify the special prosecutor appointed in his case.

Jussie Smollett’s Monday court appearance once again brought the spotlight on Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx and her bid for reelection. NBC 5’s Mary Ann Ahern reports.

Former “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett has pleaded not guilty to restored charges that accuse him of staging a racist, homophobic attack against himself last year and falsely reporting it to Chicago police

Former “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett has pleaded not guilty to restored charges that accuse him of staging a racist, homophobic attack against himself last year and falsely reporting it to Chicago police

Former “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett was expected to appear before a judge in Chicago on Monday to be arraigned on new charges brought by a special prosecutor, alleging he staged a racist and homophobic attack on himself last year.

Former “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett on Monday entered a plea of not guilty to new charges brought by a special prosecutor, alleging he staged a racist and homophobic attack on himself last year. NBC 5’s Charlie Wojciechowski reports the latest.

Watch as “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett appears before a judge for his arraignment on new charges alleging he staged a racist and anti-gay attack against himself in Chicago.

Actor Jussie Smollett was scheduled to appear in court in Chicago on new charges Monday. Sandra Torres reports.

The decision by a grand jury to restore charges against Jussie Smollett could bedevil the reelection bid of the first black woman to hold Chicago’s top law enforcement job and potentially alter the trajectory of a prosecutor once seen as a rising star in Illinois politics. The indictment drew a stinging public response from Kim Foxx, who quickly raised...

A day after a grand jury revived criminal charges against Jussie Smollett, his case and that of a teenager shot by Chicago police reopened arguments about the role of race and class in the justice system.

For the first time since new indictments were handed down by a special prosecutor against Jussie Smollett, Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx spoke publicly about the case. Foxx, whose office dropped the original charges against the former “Empire” actor, says she will not challenge Special Prosecutor Dan Webb’s decision to file new charges alleging Smollett made false claims...

Former “Empire” star Jussie Smollett has been indicted by a grand jury once again, the special prosecutor appointed to investigate his case announced Tuesday.  Chris Hush reports.

Former “Empire” star Jussie Smollett has been indicted by a grand jury once again, the special prosecutor appointed to investigate his case announced Tuesday. NBC 5’s Dick Johnson has the latest.

“Empire” actor and R&B singer Jussie Smollett told Chicago police in January 2019 that two men physically attacked him and yelled racial and homophobic slurs. Here’s a look at some key moments in the story.

Kim Foxx did not show up to Tuesday night’s candidate forum in Lakeview, but her opponents did, piling on the Cook County state’s attorney hours after a new indictment was announced against former ‘Empire’ actor Jussie Smollett. Read the full indictment here. But in a statement, Foxx’s campaign alleged that the timing of the decision was “questionable” because of...