Empire star Jussie Smollett maintains his innocence and calls court hearing 'a dog and pony show' after being re-charged with faking race attack and lying to cops
Former 'Empire' star Jussie Smollett, 39, is continuing to maintain his innocence as he faces new charges for allegedly lying to police officers about a January 2019 attack
He was seen entering court in Chicago on Wednesday wearing a blue suit with a lighter blue blazer to face six counts of felony misconduct for allegedly lying to the cops about the racist and homophobic attack
On his way into court, Smollett insisted he was innocent and called the proceedings a 'dog and pony show'
Smollett had claimed in January 2019 that two masked men approached him as he was walking home from a Subway shop and beat him down and looped a noose around his neck before fleeing
He said the attackers used the 'N-word' and called him a 'f*****,' with one telling him he was in 'MAGA country'
Police later identified the suspects as Abel and Olabinjo Osundairo, who claimed Smollett had paid them to stage the attack in an effort to raise his public profile
By Melissa Koenig For Dailymail.Com
Published: 13:18 EDT, 14 July 2021 | Updated: 20:08 EDT, 14 July 2021
Actor Jussie Smollett is maintaining his innocence as he faces new charges for allegedly lying to police officers about a January 2019 attack.
The 'Empire' star was seen entering Chicago court on Wednesday wearing a blue suit with a lighter blue blazer to face six counts of felony misconduct for allegedly lying to police about the racist and homophobic attack.
On his way into court, FOX News reports, Smollett insisted he was innocent and called the proceedings a 'dog and pony show.'
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