Nearly three years after prosecutors say Jussie Smollett staged a racist attack on himself, attorneys for the former 'Empire' actor rested their defense on Tuesday in Chicago.
Nearly three years after prosecutors say Jussie Smollett staged a racist attack on himself, attorneys for the former"Empire" actor rested their defense on Tuesday in Chicago.that were yelling racial and homophobic slurs at him and put a noose around his neck.
Prosecutors said his story came under scrutiny when investigators began to question the details and the actor declined to fully cooperate with the investigation.and he had given them $100 to buy supplies and $3,500 to carry out the attack. Last week, the two men, Abimbola and Ola Osundairo, delivered damaging testimony against the actor and said he had orchestrated the entire attack, but Smollett took the stand on Monday in his own defense.Smollett testified that the ordeal was not a hoax and called the Osundario brothers"liars."
He also said that the brothers had tried to extort $2 million from him to"go away," but during cross-examination he later said the brothers never directly contacted him for money. Smollett, who pleaded not guilty, is charged with six counts of felony disorderly conduct for allegedly filing a false police report. Closing arguments are expected on Wednesday.
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