A federal judge in Chicago says a defamation lawsuit filed by two brothers who said they took part in a fake hate crime against Jussie Smollett can go forward ByThe Associated Press March 18, 2022, 10:07 PM • 3 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article CHICAGO — A judge in Chicago has […]
Jussie Smollett is being sentenced Thursday for his role in lying to police about a hate crime in 2019. Smollett, best known for his role in the TV show “Empire,” was convicted in December of five counts of lying to police about the attack but has maintained throughout his extensive legal battles that it was […]
CNN — Former “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett is scheduled to be sentenced in a Chicago court Thursday for falsely reporting to police that he was the victim of a hate crime – though his attorneys will first try to persuade a judge to set aside the guilty verdict. Smollett, 39, was found guilty in December […]
CHICAGO – The curtain is closing on Jussie Smollett’s hate hoax saga. The disgraced actor, 39, will be sentenced Thursday at the George N. Leighton criminal courthouse in Chicago three months after a jury found him guilty of lying to police following his eight-day trial in December. Smollett, who was convicted on five counts of […]
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