'Jussie Smollett knew that ... there was no reasonable ground for believing that such offenses had been committed,' the grand jury said.
A grand jury indicted actor Jussie Smollett on 16 felony charges on Friday over his claim that he was the victim of a hate-motivated attack in January.with one count related to making a false police report. On Friday, a grand jury in Cook County, Illinois, expanded the case against thestar, finding enough evidence for him to face additional charges related to lying to multiple police officials and filing the false report.
Smollett told Chicago police that he was attacked in the early hours of Jan. 29 by two men who threw a chemical at him, put a rope around his neck, called him anti-gay slurs, and referenced President Trump's MAGA slogan. "Jussie Smollett knew that ... there was no reasonable ground for believing that such offenses had been committed," the grand jury said.
The case made national headlines and prompted sympathy for Smollett as well as calls for people to stand against hate. But as police investigated, questions arose about whether there was evidence the attack had actually happened.that he was telling the truth, adding he was"pissed off" by the doubt he faced.
On Feb. 15, brothers Olabinjo and Abimbola Osundairo were detained and, according to local media, told police that Smollett had paid them to stage the attack. An attorney for the brothers pushed back against the accuracy of those reports, but she did not provide more details about what the Osundairos had told authorities.A spokesman for Fox, which airs
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