Second defendant agrees to plead guilty to fentanyl distribution in Mac Miller case

Jussie Smollett has focused on how Chicago police say they determined that what they initially believed was a horrific hate crime was actually a fake assault staged by the ex-"Empire" actor with help from two brothers.Testimony will continue Wednesday in the trial, which is expected to last about a week.A lead investigator in the case, Michael Theis, said Tuesday that the brothers — who worked with Smollett on the Chicago set of “Empire” — detailed for police how the actor orchestrated the hoax.

drugs that caused Mac Miller’s fatal overdose said he did not know the pills he distributed to the hip-hop star were laced with fentanyl.Stephen Andrew Walter, 46, pleaded guilty on Tuesday in a video conference to one felony count of distributing fentanyl. Before entering his plea, Walter told federal Judge Otis D.

Jussie Smollett “is a real victim” of a “real crime,” his attorney said as the ex-“Empire” actor’s trial started Monday, rejecting prosecutors’ allegation that he staged a homophobic and racist attack in Chicago after the television studio where he worked didn’t take hate mail he had received seriously.

Jussie Smollett, who prosecutors say staged a homophobic and racist attack in Chicago but whose defense attorney says is “a real victim” of a “real crime.”Special prosecutor Dan Webb told jurors during opening statements late Monday that Smollett recruited two brothers — who worked with him on the TV show — to help him carry out a fake attack in January 2019 because he believed the television studio didn’t take hate mail he had received seriously.Smollett then reported the alleged attack to

Jussie Smollett "is a real victim" of a "real crime," his attorney said in opening statements at the ex-"Empire" actor's trial Monday, rejecting prosecutors’ allegation that he staged a homophobic and racist attack in Chicago after the television studio where he worked didn’t take hate mail he had received seriously.

Broadway’s “Chicago” has canceled two more days of performances this week after several theater workers tested positive for COVID-19.On Saturday, the evening performance of the hit musical in Times Square’s Ambassador Theatre was put on hold after two workers at the West 49th Street venue tested positive for the virus, according to PlayBill.Now, performances that were scheduled for Monday and Tuesday have also been canceled.Performances will resume Thursday, Dec.

A disorderly conduct trial that is expected to start Monday in Chicago will be drawing worldwide attention. That’s because the accused is former Empire actor Jussie Smollett, whose now-discredited claim of a racially motivated attack in January 2019 shocked the world.

Jussie Smollett tells police he was attacked by two men in downtown Chicago at 2 a.m. The actor says the men used racist and homophobic slurs, wrapped a rope around his neck and poured an "unknown substance" on him.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and Media“Chicago,” the long-running revival of the classic musical about greed and corruption, canceled its Saturday performance on Broadway after two people who work at the Ambassador Theatre tested positive for the COVID-19 virus.The production said it has no scheduled performances for Sunday and plans to resume shows on Monday.

Off the market! Following his 2016 relationship with Floriana Lima, Casey Affleck has a new love in his life, and he made his new romance Instagram official.

Danny Miller has been in the I'm A Celebrity castle for a matter of hours, but has already fallen in love with campmate David Ginola. Speaking on the ITV show, set in Gwrych Castle in Wales for the second year in a row, former Emmerdale actor Danny, 30, declared his admiration of the ex-footballer David, 54.

I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here is back for another year.

Andrew Garfield holds hands with girlfriend Alyssa Miller for a stroll in the cool weather in New York City on Tuesday (November 16).

Married At First Sight Australia's greatest love stories, the enduring romance of Jules Robinson and Cameron Merchant is sure to make you swoon. WATCH: Cam and Jules perform their first dance togetherAfter meeting at the altar on the hit reality TV show in 2018, the couple went on to tie the knot for real in a lavish ceremony the following year in November 2019.

The best and the brightest of country music gathered Wednesday for the 2021 Country Music Association Awards, hosted by Luke Bryan. The ceremony, which honored Luke Combs, Carly Pearce and more, earned a 1.1. rating in the 18-49 demographic and 6.56 million viewers, per Nielsen fast affiliates, topping all of primetime. The CMA numbers were steady compared with last year’s ceremony (1.1, 6.82M).

LOS ANGELES -- An Arizona man accused of supplying the dealer who sold Mac Miller the drugs that killed the rapper has agreed to plead guilty to a federal charge, prosecutors said Wednesday.Ryan Michael Reavis, 38, will admit to a single count of distribution of fentanyl, the U.S.

Last Night In Soho co-writer Krysty Wilson-Cairns has defended the film’s twist ending, saying that it was an act of “female empowerment.”Wilson-Cairns wrote the screenplay for the film with director Edgar Wright, which includes a surprising reveal in the film’s final chapter.Ahead of the twist, Thomasin McKenzie’s character Eloise believes that she has seen a vision of Sandy – an abused cabaret singer who she occasionally embodies in her dreams – being murdered by her pimp in the very room that

World Choreography Awards nominees list includes Mandy Moore (“Zooey’s Extraordinary Playlist”), Casey Nicholaw (“The Prom”) two-time Emmy Award winner and “Dancing With the Stars” host Derek Hough (“The Disney Holiday Singalong,” “DWTS”) and many others, the awards organization said Wednesday. The “Choreo” Awards nominees list also includes Ashley Wallen (“The Greatest Showman”) and Chris Scott (“In The Heights”), and Kenny Ortega and Paul Becker (“Julie and the Phantoms”).

It was just over a week ago when it was being reported that HBO was developing a new prequel series for “The Sopranos” created by David Chase. This comes after the (apparently) successful launch of “The Many Saints of Newark” on HBO Max.