Megan Crepeau – Page 38

Actor Jussie Smollett speaks to Judge James Linn after his sentence is read on March 10, 2022, at the Leighton Criminal Court Building.

‘Like something out of Looney Tune adventures’: Jussie Smollett finally tells jury his version of attack prosecutors allege he orchestrated on himself

December 6, 2021 at 9:02 p.m.

At first, when someone yelled at actor Jussie Smollett on the street one frigid night in January 2019, he thought nothing of it. All they shouted was the name of...

After Chicago activist is barred from courthouse during Smollett trial, judge issues statement saying he didn’t intend to ban anyone

December 6, 2021 at 10:04 a.m.

A Chicago activist and writer was barred from the George N. Leighton Criminal Courthouse for two days during the Jussie Smollett trial last week. The judge issued a statement late...

Jussie Smollett defense attorney Tamara Walker, center, speaks with members of the press outside the Leighton Criminal Court Building in Chicago on Aug. 2, 2021.

Jussie Smollett judge, defense attorney differ on lunging claim

December 3, 2021 at 6:08 p.m.

It was a jaw-dropping moment in an already dramatic trial: An attorney for Jussie Smollett said in court that, just moments before, the judge presiding over the case had lunged...

Does brothers’ key testimony put pressure on Jussie Smollett to take stand in hoax hate crime trial?

December 3, 2021 at 6:10 p.m.

Not long after they allegedly pretended to beat up actor Jussie Smollett in January 2019, two Chicago brothers took off for their ancestral home of Nigeria, where they were going...

Jussie Smollett’s legal team begins defense at actor’s trial for allegedly staging and reporting a phony hate crime

December 2, 2021 at 8:07 p.m.

Jussie Smollett's legal team began its defense of the former "Empire" actor late Thursday on charges alleging he orchestrated and reported a phony hate crime attack on himself to boost...

‘That’s when I proceeded to punch him in the face’: Key witness in Jussie Smollett trial testifies about actor’s alleged plot to stage hate crime

December 2, 2021 at 9:27 a.m.

It was "colder than penguins' feet" the night Abimbola Osundairo and his brother gathered their bleach and ski masks and headed to downtown Chicago, waiting to give a fake beating...

The Dreadhead Cowboy, aka Adam Hollingsworth, stands on his horse Prince on June 23, 2020, in the Woodlawn neighborhood of Chicago.

Judge gives ‘Dreadhead Cowboy’ jail stint for contempt of court in animal cruelty case

December 1, 2021 at 4:36 p.m.

The judge presiding over the "Dreadhead Cowboy's" animal cruelty case held him in contempt of court Tuesday and ordered him into custody for 90 days, records show. It was the...

‘I am making this statement so everyone else knows. They will not get away with this.’ Text from Jussie Smollett a focus on second day of his trial

November 30, 2021 at 7:56 p.m.

As rumors of a hoax were swirling around Jussie Smollett's claim he was the victim of a hate crime attack in downtown Chicago, the "Empire" actor allegedly sent a text...

Jussie Smollett trial begins with prosecutor alleging a bogus hate crime and actor’s defense insisting case was ‘tremendous rush to judgment’

November 30, 2021 at 7:52 a.m.

After years of controversy and roller-coaster twists and turns, the trial of former "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett finally began Monday with prosecutors alleging the actor faked a hate crime that...

Jussie Smollett to go on trial in alleged hoax attack that once captivated Chicago

November 29, 2021 at 8:55 a.m.

Thirty-three months, one mayor and two police superintendents ago, before Chicago joined a nationwide reckoning on race and suffered through a deadly pandemic, the city's attention was captivated by one...

All Stories