Disgraced actor Jussie Smollett sits down with Entertainment Tonight as part of his flailing redemption tour.

Jussie Smollett has a message to critics who say he doesn’t deserve a second chance in Hollywood. https://t.co/93X5vVnjyb
- Entertainment Tonight (@etnow) October 4, 2024

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The boy who cried wolf kicks off his redemption tour

Jussie Smollett Debuts New Feature, Denzel Washington Hints at Break From Acting at American Black Film Festival https://t.co/ziYeS9MzFx
- The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) June 19, 2024

Jussie Smollett declared he was weary of trying to explain away his past troubles during the just-wrapped American ( Read more... )

Terrence Howard explains why he's suing CAA (Creative Artists Agency), and says he's owed $120 million because of a package deal CAA had with Fox, which resulted in him getting paid $325,000 an episode for "Empire," while the "The Big Bang Theory" cast was paid $2 million to $3… pic.twitter.com/rOiPxiKWSO
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Taraji P. Henson Says She Fired Her Entire Team For Not Capitalizing On The Success Of Her 'Empire' Character https://t.co/HNhgJEMaq5
- Deadline Hollywood (@DEADLINE) December 26, 2023

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during a SAG-AFTRA event Taraji revelaed her best business move:

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'Empire' actor #JussieSmollett was sentenced to 5 months in jail for staging a racist and homophobic attack.https://t.co/6pY8JFT9tQ
- USA TODAY (@USATODAY) March 11, 2022
At his sentencing today, Jussie Smollett was sentenced to serve 150 days in jail, in conjunction with a 30-month felony probation. The judge also ordered Smollett to pay $120,000 ( Read more... )

Jussie Smollett files motion to throw out his guilty verdict for staging hate crime https://t.co/Dhcm0lFRXC pic.twitter.com/aVitiZv0Ws
- New York Post (@nypost) February 26, 2022
In the 83-page document, the actor claims that his constitutional rights were violated during the case, as his legal team was blocked from actively participating in the ( Read more... )

JUST IN: Former "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett has been found guilty on five of six counts of disorderly conduct for making a false report to Chicago police that he was the victim of a hate crime in January 2019, an attack prosecutors said he staged. https://t.co/R2bCL1GLgg
- CNN (@CNN) December 9, 2021
Smollett was found guilty on five of six ( Read more... )

Jussie Smollett Trial on Hate Crime Hoax Charges Gets Underway https://t.co/I50qVBwVUz
- Variety (@Variety) November 29, 2021

sourcein confusing news stories we all forgot about: Jussie Smollett's trial starts today ( Read more... )

‘Empire’ Actor Bryshere Gray Arrested After Wife Alleges Domestic Violence https://t.co/xRCKktkexO pic.twitter.com/NA1dyku3Gw
- Deadline Hollywood (@DEADLINE) July 14, 2020
His wife told police he assaulted her for hours and choked her unconscious at their home ( Read more... )