April 26, 2019 Citing Smollett, Cook County judge slams Kim Foxx's office on double standard A Cook County judge recently called out embattled State’s Attorney Kim Foxx for upholding a double standard by prosecuting a woman for filing a false police report after dropping similar charges against embattled "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett.
April 24, 2019 'Empire' creator calls Jussie Smollett his 'son,' says he 'can't judge' actor's alleged actions "Empire" creator Lee Daniels is still standing by Jussie Smollett, who considers "a son," while the actor faces legal trouble for his role in an alleged hate crime hoax.
April 24, 2019 Smollett’s attorney rejects media’s request to unseal court docs: report An attorney for “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett has rejected the various media requests to unseal court documents from the dismissed case, saying his client has a “right to privacy.”
April 23, 2019 Chicago police union president weighs in on brothers filing defamation suit in Smollett case Kevin Graham, president of the Chicago Fraternal Order of Police, told "America's Newsroom" Tuesday that “one of the things that is troubling” in the Jussie Smollett case is that it “never went to court.”
April 23, 2019 Brothers accused of attacking Jussie Smollett sue his attorneys for defamation Abel and Ola Osundairo, the brothers accused of attacking Jussie Smollett in January, have filed a defamation lawsuit against the "Empire" star's attorney, the Associated Press reported Tuesday.
April 21, 2019 Jussie Smollett is an assault victim, was falsely accused of alleged hate crime hoax, brother says Jussie Smollett is a victim of assault and was falsely accused of staging his alleged hate attack, his brother insists.
April 20, 2019 Jussie Smollett 'doing well' and 'focusing on work' after alleged fake hate crime exoneration The actor hopes to be publicly exonerated “once all the information comes out,” according to a Saturday report.
April 18, 2019 Kim Foxx's chief ethics officer, integrity unit director resign following Smollett controversy Two ranking executives inside the Cook County State’s Attorney's Office have submitted their resignations — including State’s Attorney Kim Foxx’s chief ethics officer, April Perry, whom Foxx cited as the person who advised her to “recuse” herself from the Jussie Smollett case that has rocked the Chicago office, Fox News learned Thursday.
April 16, 2019 State's Attorney Kim Foxx calls Jussie Smollett ‘washed up celeb who lied to cops’ in text message: report Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Fox described “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett as a “washed up celeb who lied to cops” in texts messages released Tuesday by her office in response to a public-records request by the Chicago Tribune.