CHICAGO (WLS) -- The charges against former "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett are now in the jury's hands as the trial wrapped up Wednesday. Both prosecution and defense gave their closing arguments ...

CHICAGO -- Andre Hope, the only Black juror on the panel that convicted Jussie Smollett of lying to Chicago police, said he took no pleasure in finding former "Empire" actor guilty of lying to police ...

CHICAGO -- The jury in the Jussie Smollett case has found him guilty of five counts of disorderly conduct related to a racist and homophobic attack police said the "Empire" actor staged against ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Jussie Smollett will face sentencing on March 10, his attorney Tamara Walker confirmed to CNN. The former "Empire" actor was found guilty last month on five of six counts of ...

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 has opened up about the initial reaction to the alleged hate crime he was subjected to in 2019, which he was later accused of staging for publicity. In Netflix’s new documentary The ...

In the documentary, Smollett says the initial support he received as news spread that he'd been involved in an attack, which he'd later be accused of orchestrating, made him feel "extremely ...