BREAKING: Jussie Smollett testifies 'there was no hoax' during his trial on charges he lied to Chicago police about a racist, anti-gay attack. Two brothers have testified that Smollett, who is gay and Black, paid them $3,500 to carry out a fake attack.
hoax to get publicity, giving them $100 for supplies and instructing them to place a noose around his neck and yell homophobic slurs. They also said Smollett gave them a $3,500 check to carry it out.
Defense attorneys have suggested the brothers, who are Black, were motivated to accuse Smollett of staging the hoax because they disliked him and then saw an opportunity to make money. They suggested that after the brothers,, were questioned by police about the alleged attack, they asked Smollett for $1 million each to not testify against him at trial.
He said he auditioned for the role of a singer who is gay on “Empire” because he had never seen a Black man portrayed that way. By season five, Smollett said he was being paid $100,000 per episode. Brett Mahoney, who produced “Empire” in Chicago, testified earlier Monday that Smollett called him after the hate mail was sent to the set.
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