At trial, US actor denies staging racist hoax attack | Malay Mail

  • 📰 malaymail
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 33 sec. here
  • 2 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 16%
  • Publisher: 86%

Malaysia Headlines News

Malaysia Latest News,Malaysia Headlines

NEW YORK, Dec 7 — US actor Jussie Smollett on Monday denied fabricating a hate crime against himself during his trial in Chicago, a case that sparked a wave of national outrage. The former Empire star was accused in 2019 of orchestrating a hoax racist attack in the Midwestern city to gain...

NEW YORK, Dec 7 — US actor Jussie Smollett on Monday denied fabricating a hate crime against himself during his trial in Chicago, a case that sparked a wave of national outrage.star was accused in 2019 of orchestrating a hoax racist attack in the Midwestern city to gain publicity and secure a bigger paycheck.

Smollett, who is gay and African-American, maintained his innocence in the face of a damning public account from authorities of their case against him. He was indicted again in February 2020 by a grand jury in Cook County, which handles crimes in Chicago, on six counts of disorderly conduct related to the alleged false reporting.

He and his lawyer then acted out the fight, with Smollett playing the role of the attacker. He later said his employers at the time had pressured him into an interview with a major television station.Abimbola Osundairo said Smollett “talked about how the studio was not taking the hate mail seriously.

 

Thank you for your comment. Your comment will be published after being reviewed.
Please try again later.
We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

 /  🏆 1. in MY

Malaysia Latest News, Malaysia Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

US billionaire returns US$70m worth of stolen antiquities | Malay MailNEW YORK, Dec 7 — A prominent US art collector and billionaire philanthropist has returned 180 works of art and antiquities stolen from around the world — some from ancient Greece — that are estimated to be worth US$70 million (RM296.2 million), Justice Department officials in New York said...
Source: malaymail - 🏆 1. / 86 Read more »

Omicron variant found in nearly one-third of US states | Malay MailWASHINGTON, Dec 6 — The Omicron variant of the coronavirus has spread to about one-third of US states, but the Delta version remains the majority of Covid-19 infections as cases rise nationwide, US health officials said yesterday. Though the emergence of the new variant has caused alarm...
Source: malaymail - 🏆 1. / 86 Read more »

China frees up US$188b for banks in second reserve ratio cut this year | Malay MailBEIJING, Dec 6 — China’s central bank said today it would cut the amount of cash that banks must hold in reserve, its second such move this year, releasing 1.2 trillion yuan (RM795 billion) in long-term liquidity to bolster slowing economic growth. The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) said on... Bahkan lebih sesat dari binatang ternak
Source: malaymail - 🏆 1. / 86 Read more »

US vows to prevent any Russian invasion of Ukraine | Malay MailWASHINGTON, Dec 5 — US President Joe Biden said Friday he would make it “very, very difficult” for Russia to launch any invasion of Ukraine, which warned that a large-scale attack may be planned for next month. Washington and Kiev say Moscow has massed troops near Ukraine’s borders and...
Source: malaymail - 🏆 1. / 86 Read more »

Ringgit opens lower against US dollar on Fed rate hike speculation | Malay MailLONDON, Dec 6 — The ringgit weakened against the US dollar at the opening today as investors’ expectations on the Federal Reserve rate hike remained intact and lent some support for the dollar, said an analyst. At 9am, the local note rose to 4.2320/2340 against the greenback from...
Source: malaymail - 🏆 1. / 86 Read more »

Stray dog rescues US family from fire, reunited with former family (VIDEO) | Malay MailKUALA LUMPUR, Dec 6 — A stray dog that took shelter at a Southwest Virginia home turned hero when he alerted the house owner of a fire. Thanks to the dog, named Butter by Golloway, the family was able to escape from their home off Silver Creek Road without any injuries and contacted the Valley...
Source: malaymail - 🏆 1. / 86 Read more »