Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar’s town hall attack has sparked controversy online, with several users comparing the incident to Jussie Smollett’s 2019 staged hate crime case. Know more about both cases, as ...

The lower court determined that reputational damages and chilling effect damages didn't constitute special damages under ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- After two brothers spent hours telling a jury how Jussie Smollett paid them to carry out a fake racist and anti-gay attack on himself in downtown Chicago, the former "Empire" actor ...

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 — A jury’s guilty verdict that Jussie Smollett faked a racist and homophobic attack isn’t the end of legal proceedings for the former “Empire” actor or others. Smollett, 39, was convicted ...

Actor Jussie Smollett trended online after social media users drew comparisons between his 2019 hate crime hoax and an incident where Rep. Ilhan Omar was sprayed with an unknown liquid. Critics ...

CHICAGO — Jussie Smollett has been sentenced to 150 days in jail for lying to police about being a victim of a hate crime. Smollett was convicted in December on five of six counts for felony ...