Jussie Smollet was hoping to make one more final appearance on Empire before the shows final season ended but Fox Producers are not here for it. Fox’s Entertainment boss Michael Thorn said, “He will not be coming back.” Earlier last year Jussie allegedly stage a hate crime and he hasn’t been able to return to […]

A federal judge in Chicago is postponing a decision on the city’s lawsuit against former “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett until October. Smollett did not appear in Cook County court for the hearing yesterday. The City of Chicago is suing Smollett for 130-thousand-dollars in police overtime and other expenses after state prosecutors made the decision to […]

The City of Chicago is making good on its threat to sue Empire actor Jussie Smollett over his claims of being the target of a racist and homophobic attack. City officials had threatened to sue if Smollett didn’t cover the costs of the investigation after police accused him of faking the attack. The lawsuit claims […]

This fight is far from over… The city of Chicago is going to sue actor Jussie Smollett over his claims that he was the victim of a racist and homophobic attack.  Chicago’s Law Department is now drafting a lawsuit demanding the Empire star pay for the costs of the investigation into what they say ended […]

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, […]

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The HuffPost forecast model shows Clinton has a 98.2 percent chance of becoming the nation’s next president and will likely win with 323 electoral votes.

A new ad targeting Donald Trump contains an appeal to African-American voters by cast members from FOX's hit show Empire.

Empire returns to TV this week and we have an exclusive look at season three of one of Fox's most popular shows.

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  Empire is not short on star power, but the hit series just landed a supernova. An A-list diva — arguably one of the biggest we have — has just signed on for a guest-starring role on the show. Yup, Mariah Carey is ready for her closeup. Carey is the biggest name added to the season three cast […]

Frederick M. Brown, Getty Images The Smollett siblings are well-known for their acting and musical talent, but this summer their top-notch cooking and entertaining skills are front-and-center in the new six-episode series Smollett Eats, premiering Saturday, August 20th at 12:30pm ET/PT on Food Network.  From putting on the perfect kids’ birthday party to throwing a […]