A new documentary is coming to Netflix exploring the twists and turns of Jussie Smollett‘s alleged attack in Chicago. On Thursday, the streamer released a trailer for The Truth About Jussie Smollett?, out Aug. 22, which interviews law enforcement, journalists, and Smollet himself in search for the truth. The producers …
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Jussie Smollett is stepping in front of the camera to share his perspective on the tumultuous scandal that followed his report of an alleged hate crime in 2019. The actor will appear in the upcoming Netflix documentary The Truth About Jussie Smollett? out Aug. 22. According to a statement from …
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Jussie Smollett’s conviction for lying to the police about a hate crime he was accused of staging against himself was overturned by the Illinois Supreme Court. The ruling was made on procedural grounds, going back to a decision by the Cook County State Attorney’s Office to drop the case against …
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Jussie Smollett has lost his conviction appeal, the Appellate Court of Illinois decided Friday. Two of the three Appeals Court judges ruled to uphold the conviction. The decision comes after the actor sought out a new trial in the case, in which he was found guilty on five counts of …
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Lawyers for Jussie Smollett have filed to appeal the former Empire actor’s conviction for lying to police, the latest chapter in the legal battle relating to Smollett’s alleged role in a hate crime hoax. Smollett was sentenced to 150 days and 30 months in prison in March 2022 after being …
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Three years is enough time for a comeback… right? (Take note, Ezra Miller.) On Thursday, BET+ announced that it had picked upB-Boy Blues, an LGBTQ film directed and written by Jussie Smollett. It’s his first project since being found guilty of making false reports of a hate crime. The film …
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One of Jussie Smollett’s defense lawyers filed a “malicious prosecution” lawsuit Friday against the star witnesses at the actor’s hate hoax trial, saying recently dismissed defamation claims against him were fabricated “out of thin air,” wasting his time and money. The new civil lawsuit from celebrity attorney Mark Geragos against …
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UPDATE (3/15): Jussie Smollett has been moved to a new jail cell with a standard bed instead of one designed for restraining mental health patients, but his brother says he’s still worried. “At this point, our biggest priority is getting our brother out of jail. He’s a strong individual, but …
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An Illinois appeals court sided with Jussie Smollett Wednesday and ruled the Empire actor recently convicted of staging a hate hoax in January 2019 should be released on bond pending the outcome of his appeal. The surprise decision, which sprung Smollett from custody after he signed a $150,000 personal recognizance …
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“Above all, I fought the fuck back.” It was Feb. 2, 2019, and Jussie Smollett, the most talked-about celebrity of the moment, was performing at a sold-out show at the Troubadour in Los Angeles. Days earlier, the young, Black, queer star of Empire had told police he’d been assaulted on …
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