In court Tuesday at bond hearings for the pair, Assistant State’s Attorney James Murphy laid out the most complete narrative of the allegations so far.
Jussie Smollett Heads Back to Court for Hate Crime Hoax Case, Facing Several Charges
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14 Jul 2021
Disgraced actor Jussie Smollett headed back to court on Wednesday as part of his ongoing hate crime hoax case in which he allegedly lied to police about being physically assaulted by Trump supporters.
The former
Empire star maintained his innocence as he made his way to a Chicago court, denouncing the case as a “dog and pony show,” according to a report from Fox News.
Jussie Smollett was set to attend a court hearing to determine if one of his attorneys, Nenye Uche, has a conflict of interest that could disqualify him from representing the actor, according to
A shoe that fell off a 19-year-old Chicago Heights man led to murder charges after it was found at the scene where a 65-year-old retired Chicago fire lieutenant was fatally shot during a botched carjacking, prosecutors said.