June 4, 2019 Jussie Smollett 'will not be returning' to 'Empire,' show co-creator Lee Daniels says Following a report that claimed Jussie Smollett might be returning to "Empire" for its sixth and final season, the show's co-creator and executive producer -- Lee Daniels -- immediately shut down any speculation.
June 1, 2019 Smollett documents show prosecutors debated how to explain dropping of charges Prosecutors struggled over how to describe their reasoning for dropping all charges against actor Jussie Smollett, according to documents released Friday.
May 31, 2019 Chicago police told not to 'investigate' Jussie Smollett weeks before charges dropped, documents reveal Weeks before charges against “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett were dropped, the Chicago Police Department was reportedly told by Cook County prosecutors to end the criminal investigation into allegations Smollett orchestrated a hate crime hoax, newly released documents show.
May 30, 2019 Chicago police release batch of Jussie Smollett case documents One week after an Illinois judge ordered "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett's criminal case file to be unsealed, the Chicago Police Department has released the documents.
May 25, 2019 Trump suggests Jussie Smollett owes an apology to 'millions' in 'MAGA COUNTRY' President Trump indicated on Saturday that controversial actor Jussie Smollett owed his supporter an apology after allegedly lying about apparent Trump supporters beating him up in a hate crime.
May 23, 2019 Newly unsealed documents in Smollett case could reveal grand jury testimony, alibis, lawyer says The public could find out as soon as Thursday night why Chicago prosecutors dropped a 16-count indictment against “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett earlier this year.
May 23, 2019 Jussie Smollett's Cook County criminal documents ordered unsealed An Illinois judge ordered Jussie Smollett’s criminal file to be unsealed Thursday.
May 22, 2019 Onetime Michelle Obama staffer evades subpoena in Smollett-Foxx case, process server says Tina Tchen, the former chief of staff to first lady Michelle Obama, declined Wednesday to be served with a subpoena by a retired Illinois judge seeking the appointment of a special prosecutor in the Jussie Smollett case.
