Jussie Smollett Pleads Not Guilty On New Charges, Files For Dismissal
Earlier this month, we reported that ‘Empire‘ actor Jussie Smollett had been charged again over his alleged fake attack in Chicago. He’s now plead not guilty, and his team is pushing for a dismissal.
A few weeks back, Smollett was indicted by a grand jury on six counts of disorderly conduct for reportedly lying to police about the 2019 attack.
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Special prosecutor, Dan Webb, claims Smollette “planned and participated in a staged hate crime attack, and thereafter made numerous false statements to Chicago Police Dept. officers.
While in court this morning, Smollett plead not guilty and his team filed a motion to dismiss the case. The actor is due back in court on March 18.
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Oddly enough, the Osundairo brothers (Abel and Ola), who were allegedly sought out by Smollett for the attack, appeared in court this morning.
Furthermore, after almost a year since Cook County prosecutors dropped all 16 felony counts Smollett, Webb re-opened the controversial case, in which if convicted, Smollett faces up to 3 years in state prison.
However, Smollett maintains his innocence.
