Disgraced Empire star Jussie Smollett is seemingly attempting a comeback, and not everyone is here for it. Many viewers of the 2022 BET Awards roasted the actor for his appearance on the star-studded award show. The 40-year-old actor made his official return to the red carpet Sunday at Los Angeles’ Microsoft Theater. This is his
Jussie Smollett has been released on bond from jail pending an appeal against his conviction for staging a hate crime. His release comes less than a week after being sentenced to 150 days in jail. The disgraced actor had an in-court outburst during his sentencing, claiming his innocence and declaring he was not suicidal. Earlier
Jussie Smollett’s new mugshot shows the actor appearing despondent in his shirt with the necktie he wore in court removed. The Empire actor had an outburst in court, repeatedly yelling that he is “not suicidal,” implying there is a pending danger in the jail where he will serve time. The 39-year-old begins his 150-day sentence
Actor Jussie Smollett has been sentenced to jail time after making a false police report. In December, the Empire star was found guilty of staging a racist and homophobic attack on himself. He was sentenced to 30 months of probation, including 150 days of jail time, and ordered to pay restitution for his conviction. The
Jussie Smollett has been indicted again over last year’s alleged hoax racist and homophobic attack. He is facing new felony charges in Chicago after a grand jury in Cook County, Illinois, indicted him, a special prosecutor in Chicago announced on Tuesday. Smollett, who starred as Jamal on Fox’s hit show Empire, has been indicted on
Fox’s musical drama TV series by Lee Daniels and Danny Strong returns this fall for its sixth and final season. The renewal of the series for Season 6 was announced in April, ahead of the Season 5 finale which aired in May 2019. Empire premiered on Fox in January 2015. The musical drama series follows
The Empire crew has set up cameras for filming at the site where the show’s former star, Jussie Smollet, claimed that he came under racist and homophobic attack. TMZ is reporting that Fox’s crew members for Empire were seen on Tuesday, setting up for filming near the site in Chicago were Jussie alleged he was
Chicago police released the surveillance video that was part of evidence collected in their investigation of the alleged attack on Empire star Jussie Smollett in January. One of the newly released videos is from the bodycam of a police officer who responded to Smollett’s call at Streeterville, Chicago. The video shows Jussie Smollett with a
Fox is canceling Empire after Season 6. The network made the announcement on Monday morning at a conference call. According to Fox Entertainment CEO Charlie Collier during a media conference call this morning, Empire Season 6, expected to premiere later in the year, will be the final season of the musical drama series. When Collier
Jussie Smollett’s castmates on Empire are reportedly lobbying Fox executives to rescind their decision to keep the actor off the upcoming season of the show. They are reportedly trying to convince Fox execs to bring him back to the show which was recently renewed for Season 6. According to TMZ, members of the Empire cast,