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• Posted Thursday 2/14/19 at 1:17PM EST

  Chicago police are interviewing two "persons of interest" in Jussie Smollett attack

  “We know who they are and have brought them in for questioning," a Chicago police spokesperson said of the two...

• Posted Wednesday 2/13/19 at 5:25PM EST

  Jussie Smollett says he's "pissed off" by doubters of his attack

  ABC News has released a clip of the Empire star's exclusive interview with Good Morning America's Robin Roberts airing Thursday...

• Posted Wednesday 2/13/19 at 1:28PM EST

  Jussie Smollett tears up in his first interview addressing Chicago attack

  The Empire star sat with Good Morning America's Robin Roberts for an interview scheduled to air Thursday.

• Posted Wednesday 2/06/19 at 7:40PM EST

  Empire boss confirms Jussie Smollett is back at work: "He just wanted to get things back to normal"

  “He’s the heart of the show in many ways and everyone welcomed him back,” showrunner Brett Mahoney told Deadline, confirming...

• Posted Wednesday 2/06/19 at 2:39PM EST

  Jussie Smollett reportedly returned to the Empire set on Monday

  TMZ reports Smollett shot scenes for one of the season's final episodes on Monday and participated in a table read...

• Posted Tuesday 2/05/19 at 1:37PM EST

  Chicago police say Jussie Smollett initially "did not want to report" he was attacked

  The Chicago P.

• Posted Monday 2/04/19 at 4:49AM EST

  Jussie Smollett speaks on stage about attack, clears up what happened

  "Just because there's been a lot of stuff said about me that's absolutely not true .

• Posted Friday 2/01/19 at 1:22PM EST

  Jussie Smollett says he's okay in first statement since attack: "My body is strong but my soul is stronger"

  “Let me start by saying that I’m OK.

• Posted Friday 2/01/19 at 8:15AM EST

  Kevin Hart responds to the backlash over his support for Jussie Smollett

  When one Twitter user called Hart's comments "your funniest joke congrats," Hart responded: "I stand with a man in his...

• Posted Thursday 1/31/19 at 5:48PM EST

  Jussie Smollett's family calls attack a "racial and homophobic hate crime" and "domestic terrorism"

  The Empire star's family released a statement saying: "In the early hours of Tuesday morning, our beloved son and brother,...

• Posted Thursday 1/31/19 at 1:07PM EST

  President Trump on Jussie Smollett attack: "It’s horrible. It doesn’t get worse"

  The president was asked by April Ryan, Washington bureau chief for American Urban Radio Networks, about the reported hate crime...

• Posted Wednesday 1/30/19 at 11:36PM EST

  Chicago Police release surveillance images of "persons of interest" in Jussie Smollett attack

  “Photos of people of interest who were in area of the alleged assault & battery of Empire cast member,” Chicago...

• Posted Wednesday 1/30/19 at 4:52PM EST

  Jussie Smollett attack is also an assault on his groundbreaking Empire role

  "The actor has yet to speak publicly about the incident," says Daniel D'Addario.

• Posted Wednesday 1/30/19 at 1:24PM EST

  Jussie Smollett reportedly turned down extra security after receiving a threatening letter days before he was attacked

  TMZ reports that security around Empire's Chicago set was heightened after Smollett received a threatening, homophobic letter last week.

• Posted Wednesday 1/30/19 at 1:24PM EST

  Fox temporarily suspends production on Empire, but not because of the Jussie Smollett attack

  Empire is halting production today due to arctic temperatures in Chicago, which is experiencing a wind chill in the -40s.