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Posted Thursday 3/21/19 at 12:17PM EDT
Empire sinks to a series low
The Fox drama already saw its ratings fall last week for its first episode following Jussie Smollett's arrest for allegedly...
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Lee Daniels: Jussie Smollett case has caused the Empire team "pain and anger and sadness"
“These past couple of weeks have been a freakin’ rollercoaster,” the Empire co-creator said in an emotional video posted this...
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Posted Thursday 3/14/19 at 1:42PM EDT
Jussie Smollett pleads not guilty as Empire ratings drop following alleged hate crime attack
The Empire star pleaded not guilty in a Chicago courtroom to 16 felony counts of disorderly conduct for allegedly staging...
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Posted Thursday 3/14/19 at 5:59AM EDT
Empire's midseason premiere offered a "weird" parallel to the Jussie Smollett case
“I don’t know if you’ve been reading the blogs, but it’s been kind of a tough week,” Smollett's Jamal Lyon...
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Empire boss describes the "emotional rollercoaster" of the Jussie Smollett controversy
Since Empire's drama-filled Dec.
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Posted Tuesday 3/12/19 at 6:30PM EDT
Jussie Smollett makes brief court appearance -- his legal team says they welcome "cameras" in courtroom
The Empire star's brief appearance today comes two days before his formal arraignment Thursday on 16 felony counts of lying...
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Posted Monday 3/11/19 at 10:06PM EDT
Empire is likely to return next season, but Jussie Smollett's indictment is casting a shadow over Wednesday's midseason premiere
On Wednesday, Empire airs its first episode since Smollett's alleged hate crime scandal.
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Posted Sunday 3/10/19 at 4:19AM EDT
Jussie Smollett's attorney says he's been subjected to a "media gangbang"
Noted defense attorney Mark Geragos called the 16 felony counts against his client an outrage, telling Anderson Cooper: “I defy...
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Posted Friday 3/08/19 at 5:01PM EST
Grand jury indicts Jussie Smollett on 16 felony counts of lying to police
A grand jury on Friday returned two separate sets of charges against the Empire actor, the first related to what...
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Posted Friday 3/01/19 at 6:09AM EST
Brothers in Jussie Smollett incident release a statement expressing "tremendous regret"
Ola and Abel Osundairo, whom the Empire star is accused of hiring to attack him, released a statement through their...
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Posted Wednesday 2/27/19 at 12:49AM EST
Why Jussie Smollett probably won't get prison time if he's convicted
Andrew Weisberg, a former prosecutor in the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office who now works as a defense attorney, tells...
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Posted Tuesday 2/26/19 at 1:32PM EST
Report: Jussie Smollett never expressed dissatisfaction with his salary to his Empire bosses
TMZ reports that Smollett, who is reportedly making $125,000 per episode, never made any new salary demands, either directly or...
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Posted Monday 2/25/19 at 8:35AM EST
Report: Terrence Howard actually confronted Jussie Smollett on Empire set
Howard posted an Instagram video on Saturday expressing support for his TV son.
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Terrence Howard is standing by Empire son Jussie Smollett
“All your lil homies got you… We love the hell outta you," Howard captioned an Instagram video featuring Smollett playing...
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Posted Saturday 2/23/19 at 2:36AM EST
Why did the Jussie Smollett story dominate the news?
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