Actor, director, and musician Jussie Smollett landed his breakout role on Empire in 2015, playing Jamal Lyon. In 2019, he claimed to be the victim of a hate crime, but police believed it was a hoax, ...

In January 2019, actor Jussie Smollett told police he had been the victim of a hate crime. His account of what happened that night has been disputed, resulting in a messy, public legal battle with the ...

Jussie Smollett is moving forward after his six-year legal battle with the city of Chicago was settled. The ordeal began after he reported that he was the victim of an alleged hate crime in 2019. The ...

Jussie Smollett entered a 'not guilty' plea at a court appearance in Chicago Monday for allegedly lying about an attack in Streeterville last year. CHICAGO -- Actor Jussie Smollett pleaded not guilty ...

"Empire" actor Jussie Smollett's legal team filed several motions in court Friday as they continue to fire back at the investigation surrounding the alleged attack that prosecutors said the actor ...

CHICAGO -- Actor Jussie Smollett pleaded not guilty in court Monday to new charges for allegedly lying about an attack in Chicago last year. Smollett had been re-charged with six counts of felony ...