The Illinois Supreme Court has overturned actor Jussie Smollett’s conviction on charges that he staged a racist and ...

A prosecutor said Thursday's verdict was “a resounding message by the jury that Mr. Smollett did exactly what we said he did” — recruit two brothers to fake an attack so it could be recorded by a ...

Fox Says Jussie Smollett Staying on ‘Empire'; Chicago PD Rejects Hoax Reports. The Chicago Police Department rejected two ...

CHICAGO (AP) — A man who worked with Jussie Smollett says the former “Empire” actor recruited him and his brother to fake a homophobic and racist attack. Abimbola Osundairo testified Wednesday at ...

CHICAGO — Two brothers who were said to have assaulted the actor Jussie Smollett in what the police called a staged hate crime filed a federal defamation lawsuit Tuesday against the entertainer’s ...