Tag Archives: Jussie Smollett

Jussie Smollett’s Team Claims Text Messages Released By Chicago PD Allegedly Reference An Illegal Drug Sale, Police Believe Messages Are Tied To Attack

Jussie Smollett is looking to have his convictions for staging a hate crime and lying to Chicago police in 2019 overturned in an Illinois Appeals Court.

Last week, the Chicago Police Department released dozens of text messages between Jussie Smollett and Abel Osundairo, one of the Nigerian brothers he allegedly paid in his attack. Although officials believe the texts were part of the actor’s attempt to stage the crime, Smollett’s team claims the cryptic texts and …

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Jussie Smollett “Attack” Case To Be Reviewed By A Special Prosecutor to “Restore the Public’s Confidence In The Integrity of Our Criminal Justice System”

Jussie Smollett is looking to have his convictions for staging a hate crime and lying to Chicago police in 2019 overturned in an Illinois Appeals Court.

Kim Foxx’s handling of Jussie Smollett’s alleged hate crime case — including the contentious decision to suddenly drop all charges against him — will now be examined by a specially appointed prosecutor, an Illinois judge ruled today.  According to FOX32 Chicago, the decision by Cook County Judge Michael Toomin, comes after …

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