Jussie Smollett
Jussie Smollett Says Time In Jail Gave Him “Clarity”
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Cindy Ord / Getty Jussie Smollett wants the world to know that the time he spent in jail over his role in a hoax gave him clarity and that he’s not “a piece of s—t”. In an appearance on the Sway In The Morning show on Monday, the “Empire” actor was on to talk about his new series B-Boy Blues on BET+. He also spoke about his experience serving time and reiterated his innocence. “If I had done this, I’d be a piece of s–t. And I don’t think that’s really questionable,” Smollett said to host Sway Calloway, wiping sweat from his brow throughout the interview. He stated that being a Black and gay man would make it impossible to do such a thing. “If I had done something like this, it would mean that I stuck my fist in the pain of black African Americans in this ...
Jussie Smollett Directed ‘B-Boy Blues’ to Debut on BET+
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Chicago Tribune / Getty Former Empire actor Jussie Smollett, who was later disgraced after being convicted of making false reports about what he alleged to be a hate crime in 2019, has directed a new film. Smollett’s first project since his fall from grace, a full-length feature film called B-Boy Blues was directed and financed, in part, by the actor. The film is an adaptation of the 1994 novel by James Earl Hardy about the lives of Black gay men in New York City. It’s been described as “a clash of class and culture when Mitchell Crawford, a college educated journalist from Brooklyn and Raheim Rivers, a bike messenger from Harlem, fall in love.” The film has previously been seen by fans at the 2021 American Black Film Festival where it w...
Juicy Gone Crazy: Jussie Smollett Drops Bars Claiming He’s Innocent
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Chicago Tribune / Getty Fresh off of his release from jail after being convicted of filing a false report, Jussie Smollett is still proclaiming his innocence – this time in a new rap song. The former Empire actor broke his silence last Tuesday with a song discussing his court case and taking aim at what he feels was unjust treatment placed upon him by the justice system. The track, entitled “Thank You God”, was shared on his social media account which is reportedly being maintained by his other family members. The video snippet begins with the statement: “CHANNELING THESE THOUGHTS THE BEST WAY I KNOW HOW. LOVE YOU… – JUSSIE.” Related Stories From that point, Smollett opens up in song: “It’s like they’re hell-bent on not solving the crime / Taking out the ...
Jussie Smollett Raps About His Court Case on New Song “Thank You God”: Stream
Jussie Smollett has only been out of jail for a couple of weeks, but he’s wasting no time trying to reclaim his character. On Friday, the Empire actor shared a new single called “Thank You God,” a glossy R&B number that references the December court case that found him guilty of staging a hate crime and lying about it to Chicago police. Dedicating the song to “the people who kept it real,” Smollett said he’s donating all profits from “Thank You God” to social justice organizations Rainbow Push Coalition, Secure the Bag Safety, and Illinois Innocence Project. The track’s lyrics certainly don’t shy away from alluding to his 2019 arrest, where he filed a fake police report after orchestrating a racist and homophobic attack against himself. “It’s like they’re hell-bent on not solving ...
Juicy Privilege: Jussie Smollett Freed From Jail On Bond, MAGA Gang Is Big Mad
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Scott Olson / Getty On Wednesday (March 16), Jussie Smollett was freed from jail on bond, for now. That was fast—and on cue, the MAGA crowd is big mad. Per various reports, Smollett’s lawyers were able to convince an appeals to court to release Smollett while the actor contests his conviction of faking a hate crime and lying to the police. So on Wednesday night he was able to walk out of Cook County Jail Late last week, Smollett was sentenced to a five-months in jail. Ever since the judge told him how long he would be on an involuntary vacation, it has been nothing but drama. In the courtroom Smollett said he respected the decision, but was adamant that he was not suicidal. The days since were spent insisting that he should be freed. Smollett a...
Jussie Smollett Released from Jail Pending Appeal
Less than a week after being sentenced to 150 days in jail for staging a hate crime and lying to police, a court ordered Jussie Smollett to be released from custody as his attorneys ready an appeal. On March 10th, a Chicago court sentenced Smollett to 150 days in jail and 30 months felony probation for falsely reporting to police that he was the victim of a racist and homophobic attack. He was also fined $25,000 and ordered to pay $120,106 in restitution. Today (March 16th), a court agreed to stay last week’s sentence, or put it on hold. The actor will be freed on bond pending an appeal. In 2019, Smollett told Chicago police that two men approached him on the street at 2:00 in the morning, attacking him with a rope and bleach and hurling racial and homophobic slurs. After investigating the...
Taraji P. Henson Among List of Celebrities Criticizing Jussie Smollett’s Punishment
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Jeff Schear / Getty Days after a judge sentenced former Empire actor Jussie Smollett to 150 days in jail for staging a hate crime, his television mom and real-life friend, Taraji P. Henson, is speaking out, calling for his release. According to reports, Taraji P. Henson joined several other celebrities in calling the punishment excessive. Though Smollett maintained his innocence, he was found guilty last year of filing a false police report and was convicted of five counts of disorderly conduct. Related Stories Taking to social media to stand in solidarity with Smollett, who is currently in Chicago’s Cook County Jail, posting a stark black and white message with the hashtag #FreeJussie and a full-throated call for his release, writing: “I am not here...
Freddie Gibbs Says Jussie Smollett Should’ve Got 3-5 Years In Prison
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Jim Bennett / Getty It’s safe to say that not many people came to the defense of Jussie Smollett following his sentencing last week, and now you can count Freddie Gibbs as one of the many people who believe Jussie is simply reaping what he himself has sowed. TMZ caught up with the “Big Boss Rabbit” rapper and asked him to weigh in on the fact that capitol rioters a.k.a. insurrectionists are getting lighter prison sentences than Jussie Smollett did to which Freddie said “The capitol rioters should go to jail and “Juicy” Smollett should go to jail too, man.” He then added that “Juicy” Smollett shouldn’t see the light of day until three years from now as opposed to the 5 month sentence he got hit with last week. Related Stories “He did that bullish*t, he sho...
Taraji P. Henson Calls to ‘Free’ Jussie Smollett: ‘The Punishment Does Not Fit the Crime’
Jussie Smollett’s fellow Empire star Taraji P. Henson is coming to his defense after the actor was sentenced on Thursday (Mar. 10) to 150 days in jail for lying to police about a racist and homophobic attack that he orchestrated himself. Henson took to Instagram on Monday (Mar. 14) to post a black screen with the hashtag #FreeJussie written in white. In the caption, the actress and comedian called for Smollett’s release. “I am not here to debate you on his innocence but we can agree that the punishment does not fit the crime,” she wrote, comparing the situation to Emmett Till, who was lynched in Mississippi in 1955, after being falsely accused of making advances toward a white woman in her family’s grocery store. “Emmett Till was brutally beat and ultimately murdered because of ...
Jussie Smollett Sentenced To 5 Months In Jail, Says He’s Not Suicidal and Innocent
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Pool / Getty Actor Jussie Smollett was sentenced to five months in jail for the crime of faking a hate crime. Last year, the former Empire star was convicted of filing a false police report. Smollet infamously claimed that he was a victim of a racist and homophobic attack in 2019. However, soon after his claims, and with digging from investigators, his story started getting shaky. Ultimately, a pair of brothers claimed Smollett orchestrated the whole thing, and although he still maintains his innocence, a jury agreed with prosecutors that it was all a hoax. On Thursday (March 10), a Chicago judge sentence Smollett to 150 months in jail. Judge James B. Linn read Smollett the riot act. “There are people that are actual, genuine victims of hate crimes that y...
Jussie Smollett Sentenced to 150 Days in Jail and 30 Months Probation
A Chicago court has sentenced Jussie Smollett to 150 days in jail and 30 months felony probation. He was also fined him $25,000, and be required to pay $120,106.00 in restitution. Upon hearing the news, he began shouting, “I am not suicidal!” and “I am innocent!” The Empire actor was found guilty in December of five counts of disorderly conduct for filing a false police report after a 2019 incident in Chicago. These charges each carried a maximum sentence of three years in prison and a penalty of $25,000. He was acquitted on a sixth charge. In handing out the sentence, Cook County Judge James Linn said, “Let me tell you, Mr. Smollett, that there is nothing I can do here today that will come close to the damage that you have already done to your own life. You’ve turned y...
Jig’s Up Juicy: Jussie Smollett Found Guilty, MAGA Twitter Wants A Cookie
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Scott Olson / Getty It’s the end of the line for Juicy Smolliét. Empire actor Jussie Smollet has been found guilty of 5 of 6 counts, thus the jury basically said he lied to the police about that racist, homophobic attack against him in Chicago. While a jury of his alleged peers said the actor did indeed finesse a hoax, Black Twitter pretty much shrugged it off. As for the verdict, NewsOne reports: A jury has found “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett guilty of staging a hate crime in which he was the victim of a racist and homophobic attack nearly three years ago in Chicago. The jury reached its verdict on Thursday after deliberating for more than nine hours following a trial that lasted nearly two weeks. Smollett was found guilty of five of six...
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