Anthony Anderson Hopes Jussie Smollett Wins NAACP Award The six-time NAACP Image Awards host is rooting for the ‘Empire’ actor. Smollett was recently cleared of all charges against him for allegedly staging a hate crime attack. In the midst of the controversy, the ‘Empire’ actor nabbed a nomination for the 2019 NAACP Image Awards. Anthony Anderson
expressed his hopes
for Smollett. Anthony Anderson, to ‘Variety’ Anthony Anderson,
to ‘Variety’ This is the fourth consecutive year that Smollett has been nominated for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series, which he won in 2017. ’Black-ish’ star Anderson said it isn't anyone's place to pass judgement on Smollett for the controversy. Anthony Anderson,
to ‘Variety’