A Los Angeles civil rights activist says “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett should apologize to President Trump. Najee Ali says not only should the actor apologize to the President and his supporters, but that he should also face charges. Ali says if the alleged hate crime incident was a hoax, Smollett has done major damage to […]

“Empire” actor Jussie Smollett is answering questions about being the victim of a hate crime attack for the first time on camera.  Good Morning America plans to air the full interview with Smollett Thursday morning.  In a clip released Wednesday, Smollett said he’s angry at the attackers, but also the attacks.  He said he was […]

Sources close to Jussie Smollett  are trying to clear up some statements about his alleged attack in Chicago. They first tell TMZ that the “Empire” star did not refuse to hand over his phone records to cops.  Instead, they say officers informally asked him to surrender his phone and he felt uncomfortable at the time, […]