Jussie Smollett
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Posted Tuesday 8/13/19 at 11:49PM EDT
Empire spotted filming at the intersection where Jussie Smollett said he was attacked
Production crews for the Fox drama set up Tuesday morning just one block from the Chicago overpass where Smollett reported...
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Posted Wednesday 8/07/19 at 1:40PM EDT
Fox boss says Lee Daniels 'is right": Jussie Smollett won't return to Empire for final season
“Lee is right… no plans for Jussie to return to Empire," Fox Entertainment CEO Charlie Collier said at the TV...
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Posted Friday 7/19/19 at 1:15PM EDT
Jussie Smollett seeks to stop appointment of a special prosecutor
The former Empire star's lawyers are arguing that the appointment of a special prosecutor would expose the actor to double...
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Posted Tuesday 7/02/19 at 1:41PM EDT
Taye Diggs calls on Empire to bring back his friend Jussie Smollett
Diggs, who recurred on the Fox drama as Angelo DuBois, says the decision to write out the actor was made...
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Posted Monday 6/24/19 at 10:05PM EDT
Chicago police release graphic footage of Jussie Smollett with a rope around his neck
The police body cam footage shows officers responding to Smollett shortly after his alleged hate crime attack in January.
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Jussie Smollett could face new charges after judge appoints a special prosecutor
Chicago Cook County Judge Michael Toomin has appoinnted a special prosecutor to investigate the abrupt decision to drop a 16-count...
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Posted Monday 6/17/19 at 3:20PM EDT
Empire's Bryshere Gray arrested for driving without a license or insurance
Gray is the second Lyon sibling to get in trouble with the law this year, following Jussie Smollett's arrest for...
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Posted Tuesday 6/11/19 at 1:23PM EDT
Lee Daniels is "beyond embarrassed" over his initial public support of Jussie Smollett, but admits feeling "torture" over the Empire star
The Empire co-creator posted an emotional Instagram video in response to Smollett's alleged attack in January, saying: "You didn’t deserve...
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Posted Monday 6/10/19 at 1:06PM EDT
Jussie Smollett posts on Instagram for the first time since his alleged attack
The former Empire star broke his Instagram silence today to post a clip from Tarell Alvin McCraney's passionate speech at...
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Posted Thursday 6/06/19 at 12:36AM EDT
Chicago police release 911 calls from Jussie Smollett attack
“I just need the police to come by.
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Lee Daniels: Jussie Smollett will not return to Empire
UPDATE: After Variety reported this afternoon that the "road is being cleared" for Smollett to return to the Fox drama...
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Fox ending Empire with Season 6: "We are trying to go out guns a blazing"
Empire's renewal two weeks ago for Season 6 will be its last pickup, Fox announced this morning.
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Posted Wednesday 5/08/19 at 10:07PM EDT
Empire boss plans a "reset" for Season 5, says writing out Jussie Smollett came with "pluses and minuses"
“We have such a terrific ensemble that when first you’re told you have to take one chess piece out, it’s...
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Posted Wednesday 5/01/19 at 9:33PM EDT
How Empire explained Jamal Lyon's absence in the first episode without Jussie Smollett
Smollett was written out of the final two episodes of the season following his alleged involvement in a hate crime...
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Fox renews Empire, but there are "no plans" to bring back Jussie Smollett "at this time"
Empire is officially coming back for a sixth season, but Smollett's fate is still unclear after he was removed from...