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Because he was worried that it would show extensive communications with bola osundairo in the days leading up to the alleged hate crime attack. smollett said no because at that point, bola was not a factor in any sort of issue at the time. >> it's really risky to put a defendant on the stand. why did the defense do that, and what were they trying to prove, omar? >> reporter: for one, they were trying to push back on some of the major points in the prosecution's case. for one, they went back -- or smollett took jurors back to the car ride where the osundairo brothers had testified was when smol...

Smollett was also asked about why he didn't turn his cell phone over to police in the initial investigation after the alleged hate crime attack, and the prosecutor specifically pressed him, asking if it was because he was worried that it would show extensive communications with bolla and smollett said no, because at that point, bolla was not a factor in any sort of issue at the time, don. >> you know, it's really risky to put a defendant on the stand. why did the defense do that? and what were they trying to prove, omar? >> well, for one, they were trying to push back on some of the major poin...

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Intensified. and the reason that's important is because the defense has argued that one of the reasons that they believe the osundairo brothers carried out a real attack was because they were trying to intimidate him into hiring them or at least bola for security. >> got it. he also alleged a relationship with one of the brothers. how does that affect the case? >> reporter: well, that was something that came in contrast to what bola osundairo had testified, but smollett said he had had multiple sexual encounters with bola osundairo, which again bola had denied at previous testimony. but the re...

Prosecution's case, or at least took jussie smollett through that in the testimony that was being heard. during one of the major points, i should say, came during the car ride the brothers testified was when jussie smollett first brought up this alleged hoax and asked smollett if that's what happened. smollett said, no. all they did was drive around and smoke blunts. specifically he was asked by his attorneys at any point in time, did you talk to owe -- osendera about a hoax? he said no. he testified they had multiple sexual encounters which he denied during the course of his testimony. the de...