Nearly three years since Jussie Smollett claimed to be the victim of a hate crime, he is back in court this week as a defendant for allegedly staging the whole thing and filing a false police report. Those of you who frequent the Sidebar posts here know that I defended Jussie even as more and […]
Jussie Smollett Pleaded Not Guilty 6 Counts Disorderly Conduct
Jussie Smollett was back in a Chicago courtroom today. He was arraigned on six new charges of disorderly conduct. The charges stem from a staged attack that Jussie Smollett is accused of orchestrating in January of 2019. Smollett allegedly hired two of his personal trainers, Nigerians, Abimbola and Olabinjo Osundairo to “attack” him. He filed […]
Jussie Smollett Lost His Job on Empire Despite “Pick-up Letter”
Jussie Smollett has lost his job on Empire. Yesterday, two very interesting statements were made. This morning, Wendy Williams, did some pretty piss poor reporting on the subject. I watch her show every day but never rely on it to be accurate regarding Entertainment News. Because, it usually isn’t. Today she said Jussie Smollett was […]
Chris Rock Shades Jussie Smollett At NAACP Image Awards
Jussie Smollett was a no-show at the NAACP Image Awards. He had hinted that he would be there sinc he was nominated for a Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series. He lost to Jessie Williams (Grey’s Anatomy,) Chris Rock was told not to do any Jussie Smollett jokes. But he did them anyway.
All Charges Dropped In Jussie Smollett Case
A lot of things have been going on with the Jussie Smollett case in the past 24 hours. First of all, yesterday, his California attorney with the big name and reputation, Mark Geragos was implicated in the Nike extortion case that led to the arrest of Michael Avenatti. Geragos was identified by The Washington Post […]
Jussie Smollett Trial MAY Allow Cameras
Jussie Smollett was in court today, two days before his scheduled hearing on Thursday. The purpose of this hearing was to respond to a request by press to allow cameras in the courtroom. Jussie Smollett’s attorney, Tina Glandian, had no objections to media access because “much of the leaked information is actually demonstrably false.” Glandian […]
Jussie Smollett Indicted On 16 Felony Counts
Jussie Smollett has been indicted by a Grand Jury on 16 charges of false report of offense/disorderly conduct. When Jussie Smollett was originally charged with one count of felony disorderly conduct a grand jury had been convened. In particular, they heard from the police and Olabinjo and Abimbola Osundairo. The two brothers who were allegedly hired […]
Jussie Smollett Appears At Bond Hearing Where Prosecution Outlines Details Of Hoax
UPDATE FOX Pulls Jussie From Remainder of Filming Season “The events of the past few weeks have been incredibly emotional for all of us. Jussie has been an important member of our Empire family for the past five years and we care about him deeply. While these allegations are very disturbing, we are placing our […]
Jussie Smollett Has Officially Been Classified As A Suspect In False Police Report Case
UPDATE! INDICTED! The Grand Jury returned a True Bill on Wednesday, February 20th and Jussie Smollett has been indicted to stand trial for filing a false police report which is a felony in Illinois punishable by up to three years in Jail. The FBI has yet to complete their investigation on the much more serious […]
Jussie Smollett Filed False Police Report, Orchestrated His Own “Attack”
Chicago Police are now reporting that their evidence indicates that Empire star, Jussie Smollett, orchestrated his own attack. Smollett filed a false police report stating that he was a victim of a hate crime while walking near his home. He claimed in the early morning hours, he was on the phone with his manager when […]