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Jussie Smollett in 2016. On January 29, 2019, American actor Jussie Smollett approached the Chicago Police Department and reported a hate crime that he had staged earlier that morning. [1][2] He planned the fake hate crime with two Nigerian-American brothers, Abimbola and Olabinjo Osundairo, who had worked as extras on the set of television ...
Jake Smollett (brother) Jussie Smollett (/ ˈdʒʌsi sməlˈɛt /, born June 21, 1982) [1] is an American actor and singer. He began his career as a child actor in 1991 debuting in The Mighty Ducks (1992). From 2015 to 2019, Smollett portrayed musician Jamal Lyon in the Fox drama series Empire. In January 2019, Smollett staged a fake hate crime ...
Jussie Smollett timeline: Key moments of the case, from the alleged attack to his sentencing. Brothers Abimbola and Olabinjo Osundairo testified during Smollett's trial that the actor recruited ...
A prosecutor told jurors Wednesday that there is “overwhelming evidence" that former “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett staged a racist, anti-gay attack against himself in downtown Chicago for ...
Jussie Smollett was found guilty on five counts in connection with staging a hate crime against himself in Chicago. On January 29, 2019, the ex-"Empire" actor said he was the victim of a racist ...
Jussie Smollett's life remains in a holding pattern one year after being sentenced to jail time for staging a hate crime against himself.. The Empire actor and musician, who was given a 150-day ...
Actor Jussie Smollett staged a racist and homophobic attack on himself and pretended to be a victim because the television studio where he worked dismissed the hate mail he’d received, a ...
Jussie Smollett has been sentenced to 150 days in jail and 30 months of probation for staging a hate crime against himself. The actor — who received support from some Hollywood friends but ...