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Actor Jussie Smollett Faces Six New Charges of Lying to Chicago Police Michelle Obama

Actor Jussie Smollett Faces Six New Charges of Lying to Chicago Police

CHICAGO — A grand jury returned a six-count indictment accusing actor Jussie Smollett of lying to Chicago police, a special prosecutor announced Tuesday. The charges stem from Smollett’s assertion that he was the target of a racist and homophobic attack in January 2019. Special prosecutor Dan Webb issued a statement…
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February 12, 2020
‘American Factory,’ first title from Barack, Michelle Obama’s production company, wins Oscar Michelle Obama

‘American Factory,’ first title from Barack, Michelle Obama’s production company, wins Oscar

Hannah Yasharoff and Carly Mallenbaum USA TODAY Published 2:32 AM EST Feb 10, 2020 Barack and Michelle Obama congratulated the creators of "American Factory" after the documentary from the former president and first lady's production company took home an Academy Award.  "American Factory," the first title from Barack and Michelle…
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February 10, 2020
Barack & Michelle Obama Praise ‘American Factory’ Directors After Oscar Win Michelle Obama

Barack & Michelle Obama Praise ‘American Factory’ Directors After Oscar Win

Former President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama, whose production company Higher Ground backed the documentary American Factory, congratulated the film’s directors after their Oscar win Sunday in Documentary Feature. “Congrats to Julia and Steven , the filmmakers behind American Factory, for telling such a complex, moving story about…
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February 10, 2020
Showtimes gives series order to Viola-Davis-as-Michelle-Obama show First Ladies Michelle Obama

Showtimes gives series order to Viola-Davis-as-Michelle-Obama show First Ladies

Photo: Elisabetta A. Villa (Getty Images), Paras Griffin (Getty Images)Making the transition from getting away with murders to the perversely far harder time of getting away with being, by all accounts, a perfectly pleasant person who just happens to be married to a still-ongoing target of frothing right-wing hate, THR…
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February 6, 2020