News about Jussie Smollett

The president's son, 54, has enlisted the help of Tina Glandian as a defamation case against Fox News is reportedly 'imminent'. Glandian is a partner at celebrity attorney Mark Geragos' firm and she has previously represented Smollett, Chris Brown , Kesha and even controversial figure Andrew Tate. The New York based attorney previously offered an explanation as to why her Empire actor client tried to say the black men he hired to carry out a fake attack were white.

Jussie Smollett has completed a five-month stint in heroin treatment. According to a person who spoke with TMZ, the former Empire star, 41, completed the outpatient program earlier this month. Though in rehab, the actor is said to have concentrated on his health and being consistent with his workouts.

The Empire actor is arguing he shouldn't have been charged in December 2021 because prosecutors reached an agreement to dismiss the first indictment. He filed legal papers with Illinois Supreme Court describing the transaction, which required him to perform community service and forfeiting his bond in exchange for charges being dismissed. The same appeal had already been dismissed by the Cook County Appellate Court, so Smollett has filed his complaint in a higher court.

Taraji P. Henson and her disgraced former Empire co-star Jussie Smollett returned to Ralphs in Hollywood on Sunday to shop for New Year's Eve groceries. In Lee Daniels and Danny Strong's urban soap opera, the 53-year-old Oscar nominee sang of Loretha "Cookie" Lyon, the mother of the 41-year-old hate crime hoaxer Jamal Lyon, who appeared on Fox from 2015-2020.

After reportedly entering an outpatient rehabilitation center in mid-October, Jussie Smollett was seen reading Matthew Perry's harrowing memoir, Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing, which chronicles the late actor's lifelong battle with heroin. The 41-year-old disgraced actor, who lost his appeal earlier this month for staging an anti-gay, racial attack on himself, appeared engrossed in Perry's autobiography while sitting outside a coffee shop in Studio City, California, on Tuesday afternoon. According to TMZ, Smollett is in an outpatient center in an unknown location. The past few years have been trying for 'Jussie.' He's been working hard for a long time, and we're grateful for his taking these necessary steps.' In a tweet, a actor spokeswoman said he was on alert. Smollett's latest appeal isn't clear what kind of drug use is intended, but testimony during his most recent trial hinted at heavy opioid use.

Jussie Smollett, 41, and his siblings Jurnee and Jazz were seen for the first time after an Illinois appeals court dismissed his appeal against disorderly conduct. The decision, which may result in him being in prison for 150 days, was announced shortly before Smollett was seen looking downcast in a black jacket, dark navy-blue pants, and sunglasses. Smollett was found guilty on five counts of disorderly conduct, 14 days in prison, 30 months of probation, and $120,106 in restitution to the City of Chicago as a result of a $25,000 fine. However, he was sentenced to six days in jail before being released on March 16, 2022, when his lawyer appealed. On Friday, the appeal was dismissed by the Appellate Court of Cook County, and Smollett could be required to finish the remainder of his term.

Jussie Smollett's appeal against disorderly conduct was dismissed by an Illinois appeals court. In 2019, Smollett was sentenced to prison for staging an anti-gay, racial terrorism attack on himself and publishing a false police report.

Jussie Smollett's rep revealed that after a 'particularly difficult last few years,' the actor was going to rehab.' On Thursday, he was discovered with a book containing the word 'Narcotics Anonymous.' Smollett wore a black hooded sweatshirt and sweatpants, a black baseball cap, sunglasses, and a white t-shirt and sneakers. When he stepped into his vehicle and parked away, the actor and singer revealed a freshly shaven head. The Empire actor appealed his December 2021 conviction for staging an anti-gay, racial assault on himself and then lying to Chicago police about it.

The Empire actor appealed his December 2021 arrest for staging an anti-gay, racial assault on himself and then lying to Chicago police. According to TMZ, Smollett is in an outpatient facility at a mystery location. The past few years have been trying for 'Jussie.' He has been working really hard for some time now, and we are proud of him for taking these necessary actions.' In a tweet, a actor spokeswoman for the actor.

Bill Maher (left) ended his Friday night show ripping into comedian Hasan Minhaj (right) for admitting to telling fabricated tales, which Minhaj referred to as 'emotional truths.' To Jussie Smollett, Maher compared Minhaj's justification of his lies as a "emotional truth." In a recent New Yorker interview, Minhaj confessed to fabricating racial profiling tales. Maher dismantled each of Minhaj's designs. 'The emotional truth comes first,' Minhaj said when justifying his lies. ' The truth is secondary.'

Jussie Smollett, 41, appeared in court on Tuesday where his lawyers advised an Illinois appeals court panel that his convictions should be dismissed. The famous actor claimed to be the victim of a hate crime in 2019 and told the police that two white or light-skinned attackers stabbed him around his neck and yelled racist and homophobic insults at him. Since deciding to forfeit his license and complete community service, he had his initial charges dismissed. He was then found guilty of disorderly conduct and sentenced to 150 days in prison.

Talitha Russell said on Monday evening that she did not want to write about her daughter Carlee's intricate ruse, in which she caused a massive manhunt when she screamed abduction.

The nation rallied behind Carlee Russell after she vanished on an Alabama highway. But nearly a week later, and with police now certain there is no evidence to her claim that she was 'abducted' and then flew from her captors, the good will she received from strangers has erupted into rage and ridicule. Carlee is now being treated to the full meme treatment. Comparisons to Jussie Smollett - who was charged with staging his own beating in Chicago - and a quip about the fact that she'd researched the kidnapping film Taken now dominate searches for Carlee's name.

Taraji P. Henson continues to show her unwavering support for her former Experie co-star Jussie Smollett as he awaits the results of his criminal trial in Chicago. Since being sentenced to five months in prison, fined $25,000, and ordered to pay restitution to the city of Chicago for staging a hate crime against himself and then lying about it to investigators, the actor has been out on parole since March 2022. According to TMZ, the pair spent a lot of time on the West Coast in recent weeks, including Henson, who reunited with her former colleague on Saturday for a quick bite to eat on a hot day. After replenishing their bodies with food and drinks, the two actors said their goodbyes, posted a hug on a sidewalk, and then Smollett led her friend to her parked SUV to ensure she got off safely.

After her teenage son shot Jeremy Brown dead on June 18, liberal George Soros-backed Cooks County state attorney Foxx, 51, confirmed she would drop all of the charges against Carlishia Hood, 35. The mother had been charged with murder and contributing to a juvenile's delinquency, but the charges have since been dropped after a new video of Brown repeatedly punching Hood surfaced. Brown, 32, was caught on camera beating Hood after screaming at her to 'get her food,' with a security camera that later revealed Hood's son, 14 years old, shooting him in the back. The decision to retract on the allegations has sparked mass outrage, with Chicago City Councilman Raymond Lopez saying that 'Kim Foxx is not a hero.' She has only empowered vigilante justice. Consider yourself warned!'

Ex Empire actor Smollett paid Abimbola and Olabinjo Osundario to assault him, with the actor blaming white supremacists who yelled "This is MAGA country." Both the pair have now produced a Fox Nation docu-series on Smollett's web of lies, revealing in their own terms the 'truth' of what happened on January 29, 2019. The brothers said they were'sorry' for the incident before joking around and donning a red 'Make Africa Great Again' cap like the one on television, before they were told to wear one. They were left waiting for Smollett for about four minutes on a bench, with the assault taking place ten minutes after they had planned a cap similar to the one they were told to wear. Smollett staged the whole thing, costing the brothers $3,500 for the assault in a shameless attempt to persuade the public to sympathize with the cause. He was found guilty of five criminal charges in 2021 and sentenced to 150 days in jail, but he was released after his legal team appealed his conviction. Abimbola was brought to Smollett by a mutual friend of theirs, the brothers remarking that he did not know him on the Empire set. He was also an actor, and Jussie was begging him to 'play a part' as he said, "I want you to beat me up."

In a bombshell interview, Nigerian brothers who were disgraced Empire actor Jussie Smollett to carry out a staged assault on him have broken their silence.

Brothers Abimbola and Olabinjo Osundario reconstructed how they staged the assault on actor Jussie Smollett on Chicago's streets in January 2019. One brother even suggested that the actor get a 'noogie' to make it seem like he had a scar. Prosecutors found that Smollett paid the brothers in a shameless attempt to drum compassion, with the brothers paid $3,500 for the assault. In 2021, he was found guilty of five criminal charges and was sentenced to 150 days in prison, but he was freed after his legal team appealed his conviction.

Prosecutors in Cook County outlined to jurors how Smollett paid $3,500 to Abimbola and Olabinjo Osundairo to stage the 2019 assault in a shameless attempt to compel public sympathy.

Prosecutors from Cook County described to jurors how Smollett paid $3,500 to Abimbola and Olabinjo Osundairo to stage the January 2019 trial in a shameless attempt to compel the public's sympathy as an apparent hate crime. After nearly two days in a Chicago lockup, the brothers, a pair of young actors from Nigeria, admitted that the mugging was a hoax. The brother's both testified in-depth that denied the plot, resulting in the actor's deposition in December 2021. Even after serving six days in a Chicago jail on an agreement-upon 150 conviction, Smollett, a gay man, has since vehemently denied the allegations. Last March, the Illinois Appellate Court ordered that his sentence be suspended as he appealed his conviction.

Jussie Smollett (left) appealed her conviction for staging an anti-gay, racial assault on himself and then lying to Chicago police about it. Smollett had recruited Abimbola and Olabinjo Osundairo (right) to carry out the murder, according to Chicago cops. Last year, he was sentenced to 150 days in prison. The Osundairo brothers will appear publicly for the first time after witnessing Smollett's bizarre assault on himself in Fox Nation's latest film.

According to the Chicago Tribune, Foxx, who sparked outrage when she tried to assist actor Jussie Smollett in getting first charges dropped against him for faking a hate crime, has seen 235 people leave her office since July 2021. One prosecutor, who refused to be identified, was able to state that her office hasn't seen half as much work without any assistance. And, in the end, you're setting yourself up for failure. Anything can blow up in your face. The aspirations are not manageable.' Former Cook County Assistant State Attorney Dan Kirk, who worked in the same office as Foxx under her predecessor, described her as a "great individual" but as a "abysmal failure" as DA.

Dominion filed a lawsuit against Fox News in March last year, arguing that the network had deliberately spread a false story that its machines and counting methods were rigged in favour of President Joe Biden. According to people close to the trial, the Washington Post, Carlson, and Pirro were deposed last week, but Dobbs was deposed yesterday. Hannity is set to be interrogated today.

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