The courtroom was at capacity Monday in anticipation of the former “Empire” actor giving his account on the witness stand. Smollett, who is one of six children in his family, testified about growing up doing commercials as a child actor. He said at 8-years-old, his family moved to Los Angelas where he eventually focused on […]
Jussie Smollett’s defence has argued at trial that the man the actor says attacked him was a former lover who masturbated with him in a gay bathhouse. Smollett is on trial for allegedly staging a hate crime hoax against himself, and has been charged with six felony disorderly conduct charges. On Thursday (2 December), his […]
A defense lawyer said Abimbola Osundairo, who Smollett allegedly recruited for the 2019 attack, asked for the huge payout in exchange for him telling police the actor didn’t plan the hoax. Testimony from brothers Olabinjo and Abimbola Osundairo closed out the prosecution case against Jussie Smollett on Thursday, the fourth day of the former “Empire” […]
Abel Osundairo also returned to the witness stand Thursday and his brother Ola also testified in Jussie Smollett’s trial, with both claiming that Smollett asked and paid them to stage a racist and homophobic attack against him. CHICAGO (CBS) — A defense attorney called for a mistrial in the Jussie Smollett trial Thursday, after a wild […]
Defense attorney Shay Allen asked Abimbola Osundairo if he sold him drugs and about guns found in Osundairo’s home when police searched it. Osundairo said he got drugs for Smollett when the actor asked him to but added “I’m not a drug dealer, I don’t sell.” Jussie Smollett’s legal team suggested Thursday that a star […]
Shay T. Allen is a Chicago-area trial lawyer and the latest addition to the team defending Jussie Smollett. Jussie Smollett’s trial is set to begin on November, 29th 2021 in Chicago. The 36-year-old actor was charged with 16 counts of disorderly conduct for filing a false police report in regards to the assault that he […]