Episode 660
Jussie Smollett
Fri, 2019-Feb-22 02:05 UTC
Length - 2:12
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With 501,861 views on Thursday, 21 February 2019 our article of the day is Jussie Smollett.
Justin Smollett (born June 21, 1982), better known as Jussie Smollett ( JUSS-ee ), is an American actor and singer. He began his career as a child actor in 1987 starring in commercials and films, including The Mighty Ducks (1992) and Rob Reiner's North (1994). In 2015, Smollett attracted attention and received a highly positive critical reception for his portrayal of musician Jamal Lyon in the Fox drama series Empire (2015). Smollett has also appeared in Ridley Scott's science fiction film Alien: Covenant (2017) as Ricks and in Marshall (2017) as Langston Hughes.
On January 29, 2019, Smollet reported to Chicago police that he was assaulted in a hate crime. On February 20, Smollett was indicted for disorderly conduct for allegedly staging the attack and filing a false police report. Police alleged that he intended to further his career by tying the incident to racism in the United States and Donald Trump.
This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 02:05 UTC on Friday, 22 February 2019.
For the full current version of the article, see Jussie Smollett on Wikipedia.
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