Tag: JUSSIE SMOLETT
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Jussie Smolett: Chicago sues actor over costs of investigating alleged attack
The city of Chicago filed a lawsuit on Thursday against Jussie Smollett seeking three times the damages it said it incurred in the investigation of a hate crime that authorities allege the “Empire” actor staged. The lawsuit was filed in Cook County Circuit Court over two weeks after prosecutors dismissed the criminal charges against Smollett…
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Jussie Smollet case an embarrassment to our nation- Donald Trump
Donald Trump has called the Jussie Smollett case “outrageous” and an “embarrassment to the nation”. Recall that all charges against the Empire star were dropped on Tuesday .He had been accused of arranging a fake racist and homophobic attack on himself. The US president says the FBI and the Department of Justice (DOJ) will now…
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Prosecutors drop criminal charges against Jussie Smollett
Chicago prosecutors on Tuesday abruptly dropped criminal charges against “Empire” star Jussie Smollett, who was accused of planning a phony hate crime against himself. Smollett, who had faced 16 counts of disorderly conduct, appeared at an emergency court hearing Tuesday morning, where the case was discharged. A top-ranking Chicago Police official called the dismissal “a…
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Fresh evidence may vindicate Jussie Smollett from staged attack allegations
Embattled American actor, Jussie Smollett is bent on letting the world he’s innocent as he reportedly has evidence which dispute claims that he paid two Nigerian brothers the sum of $3,500 to help stage a hate attack against him. TMZ reports on Sunday that a cheque showing that amount and made payable from Smollett’s account…
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Trouble looms as ‘Empire’ cast call for Jussie Smollet’s sack
An array of crew members of TV series ‘Empire’ who feel betrayed by actor Jussie Smollett for potentially damaging the show’s image, want him sacked. The actor returned on set after he was released on bail following his arrest on Thursday morning, even as detectives “continue to investigate” the many twists associated with the…
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Jussie Smollett apologizes to Empire cast ,crew
‘Empire’ actor Jussie Smollett has insisted that he is innocent while apologizing to cast and crew on the set of Empire. TheNewsGuru reports that the actor was charged with filing a false police report over his attack in Chicago, that took place at the end of January, and has now been granted a $100,000…