Jussie Smollett’s camp isn’t happy with all the fake news that’s being spread around about what happened to him back in January when he claimed he was the victim of a homophobic attack. According to sources, Smollett’s team claims texts sent to the brothers had nothing to do with the attack but were really about […]

As if Empire hasn’t had its share of celebrity drama, there’s another issue. Show star Bryshere Gray was arrested for a driving offense in Chicago last Thursday. Gray was driving a 2014 Rolls-Royce without a license or registration. He was cited for a misdemeanor and released. Clearly, the incident was not as bad as the […]

After some speculation that Jussie Smollett would be returning to his role on Empire, show co-creator Lee Daniels put the rumor to bed. On Tuesday, Variety reported that writers on the show were planning to include Smollett in the sixth and final season of the drama series. Daniels posted a message on social media debunking […]

Three weeks after the Robin Roberts/Jussie Smollett interview Robin Roberts speaks on how she felt about doing the interview. She said she wasn’t sure if she wanted to do the interview. She said she didn’t want to do it if he was going to “lawyer up.” She decided to do it because Jussie said he […]

Jussie Smollett held a meeting with the cast and crew of Empire last night to do two things, apologize and continue to let people know that he’s innocent of fabricating the story about his attack. According to one person who was part of the meeting, the cast and crew were shocked when he maintained his […]

Chicago police are questioning two nigerian brothers on the attack of Jussie Smollett. The two men have also been extras on “Empire”. Police confirmed the two men are the same men on the surveillance video. Police say the two men left the scene and flew to Nigeria the same night. Police tracked the two men […]

Chicago Police have identified two “persons of interest” in the attack of Empire star Jussie Smollett. Police are questioning the individuals and they have not been charged with a crime. Surveillance technology, public transit records and Smollett’s account of the attack help identify the people. Smollett opened up about the attack on Thursday during an interview with Robin […]

Chicago police have found new surveillance camera footage from other areas where Empire star Jussie Smollett was attacked last week. According to Andrew Guglielmi, a police spokesman, the new footage was being “downloaded and reviewed” for further investigation. The spokesman also pointed out that there were two people seen in the area at the time […]

According to TMZ, Sources directly connected to Jussie told said the actor arrived in Chicago from New York late Monday, and at around 2 AM he was hungry and went to a Subway. We’re told when he walked out, someone yelled, “Aren’t you that f***ot ‘Empire’ n*****?” The 2 men — both white and wearing ski masks […]

  Chi-Town representer, actor, activist and MC, Common weighs in on the “Surviving R. Kelly” conversation and admits that he was guilty of looking the other way. He also explained that the black community failed the young women that accused R Kelly of sexual assault. Check it out below:  

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