The only Black juror on the panel that convicted Jussie Smollett of lying to Chicago police said he couldn t get past what the actor did not do after he claimed attackers looped a noose around his neck: Rip it off and keep it off.
In an exclusive interview with WLS-TV, Andre Hope says Smollett's claim that he was attacked in a hate crime by the Osundairo brothers simply made no sense.
The only Black juror on the panel that convicted Jussie Smollett of lying to Chicago police said he couldn't get past what the actor did not do after he claimed attackers looped a noose around his neck: Rip it off and keep it off.
The only Black juror on the panel during Jussie Smollett's trial found the fact the actor kept the noose around his neck suspicious. Chicago police superintendent Eddie Johnson previously echoed the same suspicion.