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 ...

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 ...

Attorneys for actor Jussie Smollett on Wednesday filed an appeal of his conviction on charges he perpetrated a hate crime hoax in 2019, asking for a new trial and saying his 150-day jail sentence was ...

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 ...

Former “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett has testified that claims he staged an anti-gay, racist attack on himself are “100% false.” Two brothers testified last week that Smollett, who is gay and Black, ...

CHICAGO (AP) — A jury has reached a verdict in the trial of actor Jussie Smollett on charges he staged a racist, anti-gay attack on himself and lied to Chicago police about it. It is expected to be ...

CHICAGO (AP) — A judge in Chicago has denied a last-ditch effort to dismiss a criminal case against actor Jussie Smollett. Smollett is accused of lying to police when he reported that two masked men ...

CHICAGO (AP) — Jussie Smollett is going on trial this week, accused of lying to police when he reported he was the victim of a racist, homophobic attack in downtown Chicago nearly three years ago.

CHICAGO (CBS)-- Prosecutors want Smollett's new lawyer kicked off the case because of a possible conflict of interest. The Cook County State's Attorney's office said Smollett's new attorney, Nenye ...