A special prosecutor found nothing worthy of criminal charges in his investigation of State’s Attorney Kim Foxx’s handling of actor Jussie Smollett’s case, but Dan Webb said he would be reporting possible ethics violations to the Illinois attorney disciplinary board, the Chicago Tribune reported. Webb’s investigation led to Smollett’s indictment by a Cook County grand …
A Cook County grand jury this week indicted former Empire star Jussie Smollett on six counts of disorderly conduct related to “four separate false reports to Chicago Police Department officers related to his false claims that he was the victim of a hate crime, knowing that he was not the victim of a crime,” Special …
On Tuesday, a federal judge in Illinois dismissed a request from former “Empire” star Jussie Smollett to dismiss the $130,000 lawsuit the city of Chicago filed against him for the money they spent investigating the actor’s alleged hoax hate crime. WTTW reported that U.S. District Court Judge Virginia Kendall said the lawsuit will be “going …
On Wednesday, an Illinois judge shut down efforts by Jussie Smollett’s attorneys to reconsider his bid to have a special prosecutor investigate how the actor’s high-profile hate crime case was handled. Though he hasn’t yet appointed a special prosecutor, Cook County Judge Michael Toomin dismissed Smollett’s attorneys’ claims that their client has a reasonable concern …
“Empire” actor Jussie Smollett searched his name 57 times in the days following the alleged hate crime hoax, according to documents released by authorities this week. WBBM reported that the Google searches were conducted on Smollett’s personal computer, which Chicago police inspected shortly after the January 29 incident. The openly gay, black actor reportedly claimed …
Illinois authorities released 70 hours of video in connection with the Jussie Smollett case, including footage reportedly showing two brothers implicated in the crime, taking a cab to where the January 29 attack occurred. The Chicago Police Police Department released additional video and documents related to the case on Monday night. The release of the …
Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx has been subpoenaed after a lawyer filed a petition for a special prosecutor who will investigate her office’s controversial handling of the Jussie Smollett case. The lawyer, retired appellate judge Sheila O’Brien, also subpoenaed Foxx’s leading assistant, Joseph Magats, and filed an additional document requesting Smollett appear for the …
The two brothers implicated in the alleged staged attack involving Jussie Smollett filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday against Smollett’s attorneys, accusing them of defaming their character even after prosecutors dropped the charges against the “Empire” actor. Abimbola and Olabinjo Osundairo claimed Smollett’s legal team “doubled down” on claims that they attacked the actor even after …
The Cook County State’s Attorney reportedly also took issue with Smollett facing more charges than R. Kelly
The saga continues surrounding actor Jussie Smollett’s claims that he was the victim of a hate crime earlier this year as a new civil suit seeks a six-figure sum from the former “Empire” star to repay Chicago for the investigation. As CrimeOnline has previously reported, Smollett faced criminal charges related to what authorities said was …
