A U.S. federal judge dismissed a lawsuit brought by former “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett who accused the city of Chicago of malicious prosecution in concluding that his claim to having been the victim of a racist and homophobic beating was a hoax.
07.04.2020 - 20:05 / theshaderoom.com
TSR Updatez: R. Kelly was hoping his plea to be released from the Chicago Metropolitan Correctional Center would be granted due to the risk of being exposed to the coronavirus. Unfortunately, things are not going his way, as it has reportedly been determined that he is not among the inmates impacted by the disease.
The judge said there are no confirmed cases of COVID-19 at the jail where he is currently locked up. In fact, the judge cites various measures taken by the Bureau of Prisons to combat
A U.S. federal judge dismissed a lawsuit brought by former “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett who accused the city of Chicago of malicious prosecution in concluding that his claim to having been the victim of a racist and homophobic beating was a hoax.
A federal judge on Wednesday dismissed actor Jussie Smollett’s malicious prosecution lawsuit against the city of Chicago and several police officers. The former Empire actor told police that he was beaten by two men who looped a noose around his neck and hurled vile comments at him in an attack near his home in downtown Chicago in January 2019.
Jussie Smollett’s malicious prosecution lawsuit against the City of Chicago was dismissed by a federal judge on Wednesday.
By Bruce Haring, Dominic Patten
Jussie Smollett took another hit in court on Wednesday when a federal judge tossed his malicious prosecution lawsuit against the city of Chicago and several police officers. Attorneys for the former "Empire" star, 37, filed the suit in November 2019, after the city of Chicago sued him for $130,000, seeking reimbursement for the overtime to police officers who were involved in investigating the alleged racist and homophobic attack on Smollett back in January 2019.
Five days after R. Kelly made a second emergency plea to the New York court to release him from prison due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the judge has denied his bid, according to The Chicago Tribune.Kelly’s legal team pleaded with U.S.
By Gene Maddaus
R. Kelly denies arguments by prosecutors that he is flush with cash making him a flight risk if released from prison pending trial.Kelly says despite the fact that he received $200,000 in royalty proceeds for the first part of 2020, that a portion of the money goes to agents and managers, among others.
His New York trial will now begin in September.
R. Kelly made a second emergency plea to the New York court to release him from prison to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic.
By Gene Maddaus
Chicago P.D.'s Season 7 finale will be one to remember. Wednesday's episode, airing at 10/9c on NBC, finds Atwater (LaRoyce Hawkins) in a difficult position as he comes face to face with Tom Doyle (Mickey O'Sullivan), the racist police offer who put a gun to his head in Season 6's "Night in Chicago." Suffice it to say, this reunion won't be a particularly pleasant one for either man.
A New York judge has shot down R. Kelly’s bid for an early prison release amid coronavirus concerns.
R. Kelly recently asked a judge to free him from federal jail in Chicago, where he awaits trial on child pornography and other charges, due to the new coronavirus pandemic, but the request has been rejected.
A New York Federal judge has denied R. Kelly’s request to be released from prison due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
A Brooklyn judge on Tuesday denied R. Kelly’s request for release due to the coronavirus pandemic, finding that he is not among the inmates most endangered by the disease.