Smollett Scandal: Actor reclaims innocence, new doc details how his story fell apart
It’s the story that will not stop: The Jussie Smollett scandal.
The saga had everything: Celebrity, race, sexual identity and politics… in a city with a sordid history on all those fronts.
Smollett is now renewing his claims of innocence.
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A new documentary from our partners at NewsNation takes you along for the twists, the turns and ultimately the truth about what happened on a frigid night in Chicago.
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You can watch this 2-hour special Saturday 7-9pm Central on WGN-TV and across the country on the CW.
CHICAGO — A day after the city announced it had reached a settlement with Jussie Smollett over its 2019 civil lawsuit, the former “Empire” actor announced that he would be cutting two checks to local charities. On Thursday, the city announced that it had reached a settlement with Smollett, resolving…
The video in the player above is from WGN's coverage from 2024 and "Reaction to Illinois Supreme Court Judge's decision to dismiss Jussie Smollett's conviction" CHICAGO — A settlement has been reached between the City of Chicago and Jussie Smollett in the civil lawsuit filed by the city against the…
(NewsNation) — Scandal-embroiled actor Jussie Smollett will make his television return after six years as part of Fox's "Special Forces: World's Toughest Test." Smollett starred on the network's hit show "Empire" for five seasons. He departed from the show after alleging he was jumped by two men in a racist and…