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Why the f–k do you have to tell them that you’re gay?'” he recalled to OUT. I would hope that people would not close themselves off from what could be if, lo and behold, you meet somebody that just sweeps you off your feet, and you just can’t do anything about it,” he continued. And that made me want to talk about it.”

Smollett’s TV mom, Taraji P.

Henson, has been just as supportive about his coming out process. I believe that we were created only to love,” he added. And, yes, I take her to the Sound of Music sing-along every single year. We are evaluating the situation and we are considering our options."

President Donald Trump tweets about the incident, calling the actor's comments "racist and dangerous".

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This article was originally published on 25th June 2019.

Jussie Smollett: ‘I Am a Gay Man. I Am a Gay Man. I Am a Gay Man’

Love is love.

“She said, ‘Who gives a f–k? I stand by the facts of what we produced."

Mayor Rahm Emanuel says Jussie was "let off scot-free, with no sense of accountability for the moral and ethical wrong of his actions".

27 March 2019: Lawyer says 'case is closed'

Jussie receives more criticism from Chicago mayor Rahm Emanuel.

He calls the dropping of the charges "a whitewash of justice" and lashes out at Smollett for dragging the city's reputation "through the mud".

Illinois prosecutor Joe Magats, who decided to drop the charges, tells CBS he thinks Smollett is guilty.

But he explains the charges were dropped because Jussie forfeited a $10,000 (£7,600) bond payment and carried out community service.

Jussie Smollett's lawyer Patricia Brown Holmes says "the case is closed" and "no public official has the right to violate" her client's rights.

In a statement she says: "We respectfully request all government agencies involved live up to the ethical tenets of their office.

"The case was dismissed.

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12 February 2020: Six new charges

Special prosecutor Dan Webb, who was assigned to investigate how the case was handled, says in a statement he is going to further prosecute Smollett.

The actor is charged with six counts of lying to police.

I don’t tell these motherf–kers that I’m straight.

jussie smollett is he gay

"And I just wanted to make that clear, but it was most important for me to make that clear to you on your show at this time in the world."

This time in Smollett's world has been a highlight of his career as an indie musician. Now, Smollett is speaking out on the only platform he feels comfortable enough to do so.


"What you've done within the LGBT community is very much, in my opinion, kind of like what Michael Jackson did with the black community, just that you are who you are," he said.

"You're just Ellen.

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There it is - confirmation from Empire co-creator Lee Daniels that Jussie Smollett will definitely not feature in the show's final season.

24 June 2019: Noose footage released by police

Chicago Police release footage taken about seven hours after the alleged attack.

Taken from a police officer's bodycam in Jussie Smollett's apartment, it shows the actor with a rope still around his neck.

An officer says: "Do you want to take it off or anything?"

Smollett replies: "Yeah I do, I just wanted you to see it."

The footage is part of hundreds of files released by Chicago Police from their investigation into the case.

Another video appears to show Abel and Ola Osundairo in a cab on the night the police were called.

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2 February 2019: 'I'm the gay Tupac'

At a concert that had been planned for a long time, Jussie Smollett makes some more comments on the incident.

back."

"I'm the gay Tupac," he finishes, without explaining what he means.

11 February 2019: Phone records submitted

Jussie Smollett gives police a PDF file of his phone records, after they had originally asked for his phone and he'd refused.

But the files are redacted - some bits have been covered up.

The police says there's no reason to suspect any wrongdoing from Jussie Smollett and are "not even looking at charges regarding filing a false report".

14 February 2019: 'Persons of interest' arrested by police

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 before accepting. God, I’ve never had to talk about this, so I’m trying to find the words. “If we truly believe that we are born this way, then why do we try to stifle the way we were born? The former child star said at the time that he’s “never been in a closet,” and that he preferred to keep his personal life private.

“I was ready to talk about it,” Smollett told OUT.