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Jussie Smollett testifies at trial, says 'there was no hoax'

Photo: Kamil Krzaczynski/AFPThe former Empire actor was accused in 2019 of orchestrating a hoax racist attack to gain publicity and secure a bigger pay cheque. 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 pay cheque.

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.with very limited media coverage, and the judge prohibited televising the majority of the proceedings.

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. Olabinjo Osundairo said Smollett had explained the plans for the attack in detail, including what insults to say.

 

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