Sources claim the response to the letter prompted Smollett to stage a hate crime
‘Empire’ actor Jussie Smollett does not appear to be in any hurry to speak to Chicago detectives about the purported attack against him last month, which is looking more and more as though it may have been staged. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Chicago police spokesperson Anthony Guglielmi said this weekend that authorities were seeking to interview …
Criminal charges for singer R. Kelly may be imminent as an Illinois grand jury reportedly met and is scheduled to review a tape allegedly depicting the singer sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl. Unidentified sources confirmed to The Blast that a grand jury assembled last week at the Cook County State’s Attorney Office in Chicago. They also …
‘Empire’ actor Jussie Smollett, now reportedly suspected of staging a racist hate crime against himself, may have rehearsed the alleged attack, according to a new report. As CrimeOnline previously reported, police now think Smollett may have enlisted two brothers to help stage an assault against him in Chicago late last month. Those brothers were reportedly …
With new reports citing law enforcement sources, the narrative continues to shift surrounding actor Jussie Smollett’s claims that he was the victim of a hate crime last month. As CrimeOnline previously reported, two brothers were arrested earlier this week in connection with the “Empire” star’s allegations but were later released without charge. At that time, …
An attorney whose client list includes former Donald Trump lawyer Michael Cohen is now representing actor Jussie Smollett. As CrimeOnline has previously reported, the star of “Empire” claimed last month that he was the victim of an apparent hate crime outside of a Chicago Subway restaurant. In the weeks since, police have investigated his claims …
Video and multiple 911 calls have emerged following country singer Miranda Lambert’s alleged altercation at a Nashville, Tennessee, restaurant over the weekend. TMZ reportedly obtained footage of the moments after Lambert, 35, allegedly dumped a salad on the woman, with the footage apparently showing the woman’s husband yelling at Lambert’s male friend. The last part …
Prosecutors in Chicago are reportedly in the possession of a VHS tape that allegedly shows R. Kelly having sex with an underage girl. Michael Avenetti, the lawyer best known for representing porn actress Stormy Daniels, who claims to have had a relationship with Donald Trump, reportedly shared the tape with prosecutors and with CNN. According …
Disgraced comedian has released his first public statement from behind bars, describing himself as an unrepentant political prisoner. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Cosby was recently moved into a cell in general population at Pennsylvania’s SCI Phoenix prison, where he is serving a 3- to 10-year sentence for a 2004 sexual assault. Spokesman Andrew Wyatt shed …
Unearthed video of a 1996 interrogation shows Michael Jackson smirking, squirming, and giggling as he is questioned about sexual abuse allegations against him. The Daily Mail obtained footage from an hours-long interview at the Four Seasons Hotel in New York City connected to a lawsuit brought by former employees of Jackson’s Neverland Ranch, accusing Jackson …
Authorities in Georgia say rapper Shad Moss, known professionally as Bow Wow, was arrested Saturday morning on suspicion of battery. According to CNN, Atlanta police officers were dispatched to a midtown location in response to a call. Upon their arrival, officers say a female at the scene claimed Moss had assaulted her. He claimed the …
“We have no reason to think that he’s not being genuine,” Chicago police Superintendent Eddie T. Johnson said of Smollett Friday
