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It Ain't Over: Chicago Demands Jussie Smollett Pay $130K for Wasting Everybody's Time
I believe it was my mother who first taught me the value of “Let go and let God” the first time a woman stole one of my hoodies and refused to give it back. As I’ve since learned that this is a common occurrence and a black man’s rite of passage, I no longer harbor…
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Can’t Win for Losing? Competing Rallies Over Chicago Prosecutor Kim Foxx
Sooooo Jussie Smollett may have, just may have, colored the truth. The Chicago Police Department might have or might not have botched the investigation into the Empire actor’s alleged beatdown by MAGA-hat-wearing, racist African brothers in whiteface *kanye shrug*. But who seems to really be in the crosshairs in this twisted saga? Smollett? The brothers…
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Osundairo Brothers Planned to Admit Jussie Smollett's Alleged Homophobic Attack Was Staged—Until They Didn't
The Osundairo Brothers—who reportedly don’t own shirts and are best known as the guys caught on tape purchasing ski masks and MAGA hats prior to Jussie Smollett’s alleged homophobic assault—want you to know that their new name is Bennett, cause they ain’t in it. In the aftermath of the alleged homophobic assault that was—or wasn’t—the…
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Prosecutor Who Dropped Charges Still Believes Jussie Smollett Lied, Chicago Police Union Want the Feds Involved
In a plot twist most didn’t see coming, all felony charges against Jussie Smollett were abruptly dropped on Tuesday morning. However, the very prosecutor who dropped the charges—Cook County first assistant state’s attorney Joe Magats—wants to clear up one thing: this doesn’t mean he believes Smollett actually told the truth. “We believe he did what…
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It Seems Like He's Ready: R. Kelly Announces Ingenious Plan to 'Straighten All This Stuff Out' After Being Released from Jail… Again
As somebody who’s never spent a day in jail in my life, I can’t imagine calling up one of the homies and being like “Yo, I know these charges look crazy, but this million dollar bail ain’t gon’ pay itself. So you got me, right?” And then the homie steps into those crosshairs and puts…
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Chicago Cop Says Department Punished Him For Refusing to Cover Up Shooting of Unarmed Teen
A Chicago police officer charged with investigating the police shooting of a mentally disabled, unarmed teen has filed a federal lawsuit saying his superiors retaliated against him after he refused to falsify records and lie about the shooting. In a federal lawsuit file Monday, Sgt. Isaac Lambert, who has been with the Chicago Police Department…
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Osundairo Brothers Apologize for Ruining Black History Month with Their Involvement in Jussie Smollett’s Alleged Attack
“See, what had happened was …” is a staple phrase in black households that typically proceeds a preposterous explanation for questionable behavior. But since Abimbola “Abel” and Olabinjo “Ola” Osundairo—the Nigerian-American siblings involved in the allegedly bogus attack on the self-proclaimed “gay 2Pac” Jussie Smollet—aren’t in a position to further incriminate the Empire star who’s…
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On Surviving the Potential Damage Done by Jussie Smollett
I wanted to be wrong. I wanted to be wrong for the many survivors whose voices will likely not be taken seriously as a result of Jussie Smollett coming forward with his testimony. I wanted to be wrong for the gay child who was molested and afraid to speak out, hoping this story would give…
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Jussie Smollett’s ‘Jamal’ to Be Removed from Final 2 Episodes of Season 5, Empire Executive Producers Confirm
Jamal Lyon is tapping out for a bit. According to a statement provided to The Root via 20th Century Fox Television, Jussie Smollett’s role will be removed from the final two episodes of Empire’s 5th season. The statement was released on behalf of Lee Daniels, Danny Strong, Brett Mahoney, Brian Grazer, Sanaa Hamri, Francie Calfo…
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Official Statement Report: Jussie Smollett Feels 'Betrayed' by 'Organized Law Enforcement Spectacle'
Following Jussie Smollett’s arrest and the subsequent press conference by the Chicago Police Department led by Superintendent Eddie Johnson and Commander of Area Central Detectives Edward Wodnicki, we’re hearing from the Empire actor’s legal team. “Mr. Smollett is a young man of impeccable character and integrity who fiercely and solemnly maintains his innocence and feels…