Jussie the joke in the news

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KAMALA HARRIS PAL COOK COUNTY ATTY KIM FOXX RECUSES HERSELF FROM HATE HOAX HOT MESS

Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx has officially recused herself from the Jussie Smollett case, according to Chicago police.


https://abc7chicago.com/cook-county-states-attorney-kim-foxx-recuses-herself-from-jussie-smollett-investigation/5144861/

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This isn't Jussie the jokes' first brush with the law, or the first time he lied to police.

As the police investigation into the alleged attack against "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett continues, it was revealed Tuesday that in 2007 Smollett pleaded no contest to DUI, driving without a license and providing false information to law enforcement, the L.A. City Attorney's office confirmed to NBC News.

Smollett, now 36, was sentenced to two years probation and a choice of a fine or jail in the 2007 case, an L.A. City Attorney's spokesman told NBC News.

The case is coming to light as Chicago police investigate whether Smollett made up a story about being the victim of a racially, motivated hate crime. Chicago police have requested LAPD provide them information about the 2007 arrest, according to multiple law enforcement sources familiar the investigation.

Chicago police officials say they have shifted their focus from a hate crime investigation to one of filing a false report.


https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com//entertainment/entertainment-news/Jussie-Smollett-2007-DUI-arrest-506058301.html

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A California misdemeanor complaint against Jussie Smollett shows the actor was accused of identifying himself as his younger brother in 2007 when a Los Angeles police officer pulled him over on suspicion of driving under the influence.

The misdemeanor complaint filed in Los Angeles Superior Court in September 2007 says that Smollett gave the name of his brother, Jake Smollett, when he was asked by an officer. He also signed a false name on the promise to appear in court. Smollett also was later charged with false impersonation, driving under the influence and driving without a valid license.

Court records show Smollett pleaded no contest to the reduced charge of giving false information, in addition to driving under the influence and driving without a valid license counts. The records show he later completed an alcohol education and treatment program and completed the terms of his sentence in May 2008.


https://www.apnews.com/b6e1fb91faa44d348bc9bdb45b681996

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