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Chris Christie’s announcement that he tested positive for the coronavirus triggered over his appearance on ABC News’ debate coverage, in which he was in studio as an analyst. The network said in a statement, “This morning Governor Chris Christie announced he tested positive for COVID-19.  He was last in our TV3 studio…

UPDATE, 1:23 PM: There’s the Chicago way and there’s the Chicago way and the Windy City isn’t the least blown over by the newly offense legal strategy by Jussie Smollett. “The City stands by its original complaint and will continue to pursue this litigation,” Chicago Department of Law spokesperson Bill McCaffrey told…

As the star of Judge Judy, Judy Sheindlin presides over the No. 1 show on all of daytime television (23 seasons, 10 million daily viewers, two Emmys) and historically she’s steered clear of political endorsements or partisan stances that might alienate any segment of her vast audience. That personal precedent went out…

As a special prosecutor probes into what really happened with Jussie Smollett in the early morning of January 29 on the cold streets of Chicago and the subsequently dismissed criminal case against him, the former Empire star and the Windy City are locked in a new war of words and court filings over their compensation…

Months after Chicago slapped Jussie Smollett with a lawsuit for the costs of the investigation into the now disputed hate crime assault against the former Empire star, the actor is hitting back. "The City's Complaint appears to be an unprecedented effort to seek penalties and resources expended in connection with…

(UPDATED with Smollett’s lawyer letter) Jussie Smollett may have seen the felony charges against him dropped by state prosecutors last week and Taraji P. Henson is predicting he will return to Empire, but the actor’s legal troubles in Chicago are far from over. With the passing this evening of a deadline set by…

UPDATE: Chicago wants Jussie Smollett to fork over at least $130,000, the estimated cost of the police probe into his alleged hate hoax. “The city feels this is a reasonable and legally just amount to help offset the cost of the investigation,” Bill McCaffrey, spokesman for the legal department, said. A letter from…

Hours after Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Chicago cops blasted prosecutors' dismissal of criminal charges against Empire actor Jussie Smollett, and prosecutors in Cook County scrambled to do damage control, announcing they think Smollett was not innocent, late-night hosts frolicked in the mess. “Smollett isn’t being…

Hours after Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel held a presser with Chicago cops to blast prosecutors' dismissal of criminal charges against Empire actor Jussie Smollett, Emanuel appeared on Wolf Blitzer’s CNN program. He hadn’t calmed down any, and refused to say Smollett’s name. “Here is my basic anger. There is no sense…

UPDATE with State’s Attorney statement A visibly angry Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson dismissed Jussie Smollett’s latest insistence on his innocence and decried the prosecutors’ dismissal of criminal charges against the Empire actor as, in Emanuel’s words, “a whitewash.” Johnson…