CHICAGO -- Jussie Smollett spent his first night behind bars after a judge sentenced him to five months for faking a racist and homophobic attack. Thursday's sentencing hearing ended dramatically as ...

Jussie Smollett was released from jail Wednesday following six nights behind bars after an appeals court agreed with his lawyers that he should be free pending the appeal of his conviction for lying ...

CHICAGO — Jussie Smollett has been sentenced to 150 days in jail for lying to police about being a victim of a hate crime. Smollett was convicted in December on five of six counts for felony ...

The Oscar-nominated star opens up about the scandal's toll on the 'Empire' cast, why she stood by Smollett, and how the ...

Jussie Smollett’s hate crime hoax case has taken yet another sharp and surprising turn. The Illinois Supreme Court overturned the Empire actor’s conviction on charges that he staged a homophobic and ...

CHICAGO (AP) — An appeals court has ordered that Jussie Smollett be released from jail during the appeal of his conviction on charges that he lied to police about a racist and homophobic attack. The ...

Former “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett will donate $50,000 to a local nonprofit organization to settle a city lawsuit that sought reimbursement for money spent during a Chicago police investigation of ...

In January 2019, Jussie Smollett alleged that he was a victim of a hate crime — but in the end, Smollett was the one facing charges. Years of criminal and civil litigation followed, and despite ...