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"Mr. Smollett went on that witness stand, took and oath to tell the truth, and made many, many false statements to you," Special Prosecutor Dan Webb said in his closing statements. "He lied to you as jurors."
The former ‘Empire’ actor, charged with a disorderly conduct misdemeanor, maintained under testimony that he was attacked.
Tyler LaRiviere/Sun-Times Jussie Smollett’s defense team maintained the former “Empire” actor’s innocence Monday following a brief hearing on the infamous disorderly conduct case. Lawyer Nenye Uche said he, like many others, thought Smollett was guilty of staging a racist and homophobic attack against himself in 2019. But after reviewing evidence and hundreds of pages of documents, he told reporters he changed his mind. “It is absolutely clear to us that Mr. Smollett is absolutely categorically innocent,” Uche said surrounded by other members of Smollett’s defense team on the s...
Fox News Flash top entertainment and celebrity headlines are here. Check out what's clicking today in entertainment. Jussie Smollett scored a sizable win in his ongoing case stemming from an alleged hate crime in 2019. Court documents obtained by Fox News on Friday heard a judge say he would not remove one of Smollett’s lawyers from the matter despite the fact he believes the attorney did, in fact, speak with brothers Abel and Ola Osundairo, the two men the actor allegedly hired to help him carry out a staged racist and homophobic attack. The Osundairos came forward soon after the purporte...