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NEWSFLASH!! It’s a wrap for Jussie Smollett when it comes to Empire.
Despite there being a slew of rumors circulating last month that Smollett would be returning for the series finale of the popular Fox drama, the network has confirmed that they have decided to leave Jussie out of the final episodes.
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Love is in the air for Taraji P. Henson!!!
The Empire actress, 48, shared several romantic shots posing with her fiancè, Kelvin Hayden, 46 recently that caught the eye of several of her fans.
Wearing bright printed pants and oversized sunglasses, Taraji and Hayden cuddled up with the wind to their backs as they chilled on a Yacht. “Us on any given Sunday (in the summer in Chicago),” Taraji captioned a series of photos with her fiancé, whom she calls “my baby for life.”
Heson also shared a date in the post that could be a hint to a future wedding date.
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Another day, another Empire actor arrested in Chicago.
Bryshere Yazuan Gray aka Yazz the Greatest aka Hakeem Lyon posed for the mugshot above after being arrested in Chicago.
Gray, best known for his role as Jussie Smollett’s little brother on “Empire” was busted for several traffic offenses after being pulled over in his Rolls-Royce.
Empire co-creator and executive producer Lee Daniels is finally speaking out about his feelings regarding the Jussie Smollett “hate crime” scandal.
As you know, Smollett alleged he’d been the victim of a hate crime, a claim Chicago cops later refuted, accusing the “Empire” actor of staging the entire episode to get a pay raise and to drum up publicity for his career.
While Smollett has maintained his innocence and strongly denied the accusations, Daniels says he feels some kinda way about jumping on the Smollett bandwagon so quickly.
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If you thought the drama was over for Jussie Smollett… think again.
The actor recently walked out of court a free man after his charges were dropped on a 16 count indictment stemming from his alleged hate crime “hoax” (click HERE if you missed that).
While he may have avoided criminal charges, the City of Chicago is now demanding payment from him for costs involved in investigating the case and if he does’t pay, they’re ready to take the Empire actor straight to court!
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Case dismissed!!! It looks like Jussie Smollett has dodged a bullet!
Smollett has been a hot topic for several weeks was facing possible jail time on 16 disorderly conduct charges stemming from allegedly staging a phony attack and claiming he was the victim of a hate crime.
Prosecutors in Cook County, Illinois announced this morning that ALL CHARGES have been dropped against the Empire actor.
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