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Jussie Smollett attempts career comeback with LGBT film on BET+ streaming service
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This project marks the first for Smollett since he was found guilty of making false reports on what he alleged to be a hate crime. He was then sentenced to 30 months’ probation, 150 days in jail, after making false r...
Jussie Smollett releases new song, ‘Thank You God,’ after he’s released from jail: ‘You got the wrong one’
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The former "Empire" star shared the single on his Instagram account, which according to his bio is "currently run by" the Smollett family. In the caption of the post, it's noted that "100% of the profits will be don...
MSNBC host Joy Reid accused of ‘pulling a Smollett’ with blog hacking claim
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JOY REID, OTHERS ADVANCE TO FINAL FOUR OF VIRAL ‘LIBERAL HACK TOURNAMENT’ In December 2017, Mediaite unearthed a series of anti-gay articles written by Reid from 2007-2009 on a political blog called "The Reid Report"...
Jussie Smollett only drank ice water in jail prior to his release, attorney says
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Smollett's attorney, Nenye Uche, confirmed this in a news conference after the former "Empire" star was released from Cook County Jail in Chicago, Illinois. "Ice water, that’s been his food and liquid. I can only ima...
Judge orders Jussie Smollett be released from jail on bond pending his hate crime hoax conviction appeal
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Smollett was recently sentenced to 150 days in jail after being convicted of lying to Chicago police about being the victim of a hate crime back in 2019. Smollett’s attorneys had argued that he would have completed ...
MSNBC analyst claims Jussie Smollett being jailed is ‘unjust’: ‘Justice system out to get him’
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Smollett's sentence consisted of 30 months of felony probation and 150 days in the county jail, as well as the payment of fines and restitution to the city of Chicago. In a Tuesday op-ed for The Washington Post, the...
Rooftop Revelations: Jussie Smollett case exposed corruption of Kim Foxx, Chicago legal system
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What follows has been lightly edited. We strongly encourage you to watch the accompanying video so you may hear the pastor in his own words. If there is any good that has come out of this Jussie Smollett debacle, it ...
‘Gutfeld!’ on Ukraine war, Jussie Smollett sentencing
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GREG GUTFELD, FOX NEWS CHANNEL HOST: Hello, we're back. Lots of news went on while we were apart. Pete Davidson and Kim Kardashian are still together. It's the couple that makes me ask, would World War III be such a ...
Taraji Henson calls to ‘Free Jussie’ Smollett, invokes Emmett Till
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The actress, 51, shared with her Instagram followers on Sunday a lengthy captioned with an image that read, "#FREEJUSSIE". "I am not here to debate you on his innocence but we can agree that the punishment does not f...
Jussie Smollett placed in psych ward at Cook County jail, brother says
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According to Jocqui Smollett, Jussie’s brother, he was moved to the pysch ward due to "being at risk of self-harm". Jocqui went on to add in an Instagram video shared on Saturday that this is "very concerning" to him...
Jussie Smollett begins jail sentence in protective custody
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Sheriff's deputies immediately took Smollett to the Cook County Jail Thursday night after Judge James Linn sentenced the Black and gay actor to 30 months of felony probation, starting with a five-month term in jail, ...
Jussie Smollett sentence: Osundairo brothers break silence, hope ruling ‘brings closure to people of Chicago’
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Bola Osundairo, who had taken the stand as a prosecution witness in the Smollett trial, detailed the brothers’ alleged involvement in how the hoax had been carried out. When the brothers were in police custody, Bola ...
Jussie Smollett sentencing: Legal experts weigh in after actor learns fate
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Mere minutes after being ordered into custody to begin serving 150 days in jail, the actor addressed the court one last time – despite the fact he said prior to having his sentence read that he had nothing to say. Th...
Inflation warning from Yellen contradicts White House; Jussie Smollett acts out after sentencing
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Jason Whitlock: Jussie Smollett made a ‘clown’ of his defenders and the grievance industrial complex
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"This was the craziest thing I’ve ever seen in a courtroom, and on TV," Whitlock told Tucker Carlson. "I’m just blown away by the acting display and the nutty display from Jussie Smollett, and I feel sorry for all of...
Jussie Smollett shouts he’s ‘innocent,’ ‘not suicidal’ after being sentenced to jail
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Actor Jussie Smollett loudly declared himself "innocent" in a Chicago courtroom Thursday after he was sentenced to 150 days in jail for lying to police in a staged hate crime. Smollett was sentenced by Cook County Ju...