Jussie Smollett pleads not guilty to renewed hoax charges

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Jussie Smollett pleads not guilty to new felony charges that accuse him of staging and falsely reporting a racist, homophobic attack against himself last year.

Smollett has maintained his innocence.he was attacked by two men who hurled racial and homophobic slurs

at him and wrapped a rope around his neck at about 2 a.m. in the upscale neighborhood of Streeterville. He also alleged that his attackers poured a chemical, possibly bleach, over him. Brothers Abimbola and Olabinjo Osundairo, who are believed to be key prosecution witnesses, were also in Chicago's main criminal courthouse Monday. The bodybuilding brotherson suspicion that they may have been involved in a crime, but were not charged in the attack. They told police Smollett paid them to stage the attack. Police said Smollett was unhappy with his salary on the Fox television show “Empire,” which dropped him from the cast after his arrest.

Their attorney, Gloria Schmidt Rodriguez, told reporters after the arraignment that the brothers are committed to testifying if they are asked to and that they have been interviewed by the special prosecutor.Janelle Griffith is a breaking news reporter for NBC News.

 

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I don't think that this is going to go well the second time around for Smollett.

Racist Jesse. Hate crime Jesse

Juicy, the world knows you lied. Just apologize, pay your fines and do your time.

Youre going to jail, my boy

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