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Jussie Smollett has completed a five-month substance abuse programme. The former 'Empire' actor - who is awaiting to find out if the supreme court will hear another appeal after his conviction for about being a victim of a racist and homophobic attack back in 2019 was upheld in December - had been participating in an outpatient scheme at an undisclosed facility following an "extremely difficult" few years, and sources told TMZ his rehab stint came to an end last month. The insider told the outlet Jussie put in the work, focusing on his health and being consistent with his workouts during his t...
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Jussie Smollett's disorderly conduct conviction for faking a hate crime has been upheld. The 'Empire' actor was found guilty for staging the 2019 attack on himself and making a false police report two years ago and was sentenced to 150 days in jail in March 2022 but released pending an appeal and on Friday (01.12.23), an Illinois court upheld the original decision. Appellate Justices David Navarro and Mary Ellen Coghlan ruled: “We affirm the judgment of the circuit court of Cook County." The 41-year-old star had sought to dismiss the charges after arguing there had been an “invalid appointment...
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Jussie Smollett has checked in to rehab. The 'Empire' actor - who launched an appeal earlier this year after he was convicted of lying about being a victim of a racist and homophobic attack back in 2019 - will be participating in an outpatient programme at an undisclosed facility following an "extremely difficult" few years. His representative told TMZ in a statement: "Jussie has had an extremely difficult past few years. He has quietly been working very hard for some time now and we are proud of him for taking these necessary steps." Although Jussie, 41, was initially sentenced to 150 days in...
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On Tuesday, an Illinois court granted an appeal of the sentence of former Empire star Jussie Smollett, who staged a hate crime against himself in 2019. Smollet was sentenced to 150 days by Judge James Linn after being convicted on five felony counts of disorderly conduct. Smollet’s alleged attack made headlines in early 2019, reporting to Chicago police that two hooded men physically attacked him while yelling racial and homophobic slurs. Smollett is black and identifies as a gay man. Brothers Abimbola and Olabinjo Osundairo, who played extras on Empire, claim Smollett paid them $4,000 to play...
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Jussie Smollettis maintaining his innocence after he was found guilty of lying to police about being the victim of racist and homophobic attacks. He appeared on SiriusXM’s Sway in the Morning, where he discussed the verdict in his first interview since he was released from prison in March. Back in January 2019, Smollett reported to the police that two men yelled racist and homophobic slurs at and attacked him, poured an unknown chemical liquid on him, and wrapped a rope around his neck. About a month after the complaint, prosecutors charged the Empire star with filing a false report, testifyin...
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Jussie Smollett admitted it is "wonderful" to be working again. The 'Empire' actor was sentenced to 150 days jail and 30 months of felony probation in March, three months after he was found guilty on five of six counts of disorderly conduct for allegedly staging a racist and homophobic attack on himself, but he is currently out on bond while his legal team work on an appeal and he's happy to be on set and directing BET+ movie 'B-Boy Blues'. Speaking on the red carpet at the BET Awards at Los Angeles' Microsoft Theater on Sunday (26.06.22), Jussie insisted he "never thought of himself as workin...
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Jussie Smollett starved himself in prison. The 40-year-old actor - who was convicted of lying about being a victim of a racist and homophobic attack back in 2019 and initially sentenced to 150 days in jail in 2021 but was freed after just six days behind bars - admitted that during his brief time behind bars he "fasted" for almost a week in order to achieve a "clear mind." He said: "I was there for six and a half days. I fasted for six and a half days. I was fasting because that's what we do in my family. Like we fast for clarity... I have never in my life, at least in my adult life, been as c...
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Jussie Smollett has released a new song claiming his innocence. The 39-year-old actor was allowed to leave prison around three weeks ago, whilst his lawyers appeal against his conviction for staging a hate crime. He was found to have paid two men to attack him in a staged racist and homophobic attack. Now Jussie has released a six minute long gospel song, which he has called Thank You God, with some of the lyrics saying: "It's like they’re hell-bent on not solving the crime / Taking out the elements of race and trans and homophobia that’s straight taking lives / But turn around and act like I’...
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Jussie Smollett is being let out of prison on bond. The former ‘Empire’ star will be freed while he appeals his guilt after being convicted of lying about being a victim of a racist and homophobic attack last week in Chicago. This comes after the 39-year-old actor was sentenced to 150 days in prison and $140,000 in fines and restitution by Judge James Linn of Cook County, who labelled him "a charlatan" as he handed down his punishment. He said: "You're not a victim of a racial hate crime, you're not a victim of a homophobic hate crime. You're just a charlatan pretending to be a victim of a hat...
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Jussie Smollett has been moved out of a prison psychiatric ward. The former 'Empire' star's brother, Jocqui Smollett, raised concerns over the weekend about his sibling's incarceration but he's now thanked fans for backing his campaign for the 39-year-old actor to be transferred to a different part of Cook County Jail and urged them to continue to "apply pressure" to officials at the prison. Offering an update on social media, Jocqui said: "I just got to see him. I just want to give you all an update. Thank you so much for the support, for the #FreeJussie movement. It's working. "He has now be...
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