R. Kelly was sentenced to 20 years in prison. Nineteen of the years from this sentence will be served along with his New York sentence, which means he will spend an additional year in prison.
A retired judge who filed a petition to appoint a special prosecutor to investigate Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx's handling of the Jussie Smollett case asked a Cook County judge to recuse himself from the case at a hearing Thursday.
Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx has received death threats since the charges against "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett were dropped, her office confirmed Monday.
Although Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx publicly recused herself from the Jussie Smollett case, she still sent texts to lead prosecutors in charge, and an email from one of her supervisors raises further questions about her authority over the case.
Text messages obtained by the ABC7 I-Team show Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx thought the number of charges filed against "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett were excessive.
Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx has asked the county's inspector general to review how her office handled "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett's criminal case.
