'If you're gonna break the law, do not write a check': Charles Barkley mocks Jussie Smollett for 'staging racist attack' and says if he wanted to be beaten up, he 'should have gone to Liam Neeson's neighborhood'
Barkley made the jokes during his half-time coverage of a basketball game on Thursday night
He, like countless others, was stunned by the claim Smollett paid his attackers with a personal check
Barkley joked that instead of hiring two black friends to allegedly beat him, the Empire star should have gone to 'Liam Neeson's neighborhood'
Neeson shocked the world earlier this month by admitting he once roamed the streets looking for a 'black b*****d' to beat up
Smollett is out on bail and will return to court on March 14 to face a felony charge of filing a false police report
He maintains he is innocent and has condemned the police and prosecutors involved in his case
They say they have solid proof he staged the January 29 attack and even mailed a letter to himself a week beforehand
His alleged motive was to get a higher salary on Empire, the police revealed yesterday
Smollett earns $100,000 per episode which amounts to $1.8million a season
By Jennifer Smith For Dailymail.com
Published: 08:09 EST, 22 February 2019 | Updated: 09:33 EST, 22 February 2019
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