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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.

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

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Former “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett has filed a countersuit against the city of Chicago and wants a jury trial to decide his case.

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A federal judge on Tuesday denied Jussie Smollett’s request to have a lawsuit, which was filed by the city of Chicago seeking for him to pay for the costs of a police investigation into what he claimed was a racist and homophobic attack, tossed.

A Chicago judge ruled Friday that a former U.S. attorney examining the dismissal of charges against actor Jussie Smollett can stay on as special prosecutor, despite questions over a potential bias.

Former “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett publicly denied lying about staging a hate crime last year in a comment on a social media post comparing him to a sixth grade student who falsely accused three classmates of cutting her dreadlocks. Self-help social media guru Derrick Jackson posted a comment on Instagram likening Smollett to Amari Allen, the school student who recanted...

Jussie Smollett’s attorneys have filed a motion arguing that the actor should not have to pay Chicago $130,000 for a police investigation into what he claimed was a racist and homophobic attack, because he couldn’t have known how much time and money the department would spend looking into his allegations.

photos. Smollett’s Jamal Lyon, who last season married Kai (Toby Onwumere), will be away on his honeymoon when the Fox drama returns Sept. 24 for its sixth and last season, Fox Entertainment CEO Charlie Collier said Wednesday. “You’ll see pictures of him in the background,” Collier said, without elaborating. He promised “surprises at the beginning of the season that you’re...

Chicago police on Monday released several records and hours of video files related to the investigation into Jussie Smollett.

Chicago police on Monday released several records and hours of video files related to the investigation into Jussie Smollett.

Documents once sealed in the Jussie Smollett case are now public, and NBC 5’s Ash-har Quraishi is combing through 400 pages of material to give the latest details in the case. 

The city of Chicago has released two 911 calls made after ‘Empire’ actor Jussie Smollett claimed he was the victim of a racist, homophobic attack. NBC 5’s Patrick Fazio has the latest.

Bodycam footage from Chicago police shows Jussie Smollett with a noose around his neck as officers arrive at his home the night the “Empire” actor reported what police have since called a staged racist and homophobic attack on himself. The footage is part of a massive release of video in the case. 

A judge on Friday ruled a special prosecutor will be assigned to investigate the handling of the Jussie Smollett case in Chicago.

Another “Empire” actor has been arrested in Chicago, but this time on a traffic-related offense.

“Empire” co-creator Lee Daniels said he was “beyond embarrassed” by his support of Jussie Smollett after the actor claimed to have been the victim of a racist, homophobic attack in Chicago in January.

The city of Chicago has released two 911 calls made after “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett claimed he was the victim of a racist, homophobic attack.