Jussie Smollett denies staging homophobic and racist attack on himself

Jussie Smollett has testified in court that “there was no hoax” when it came to a racist, homophobic attack he said he was the victim of.

The 39-year-old alleges that he was targeted in Chicago on 29 January 2019 by two assailants who shouted slurs at him.

He is currently facing six felony disorderly conduct charges for allegedly lying about what happened.

In court, he stuck with his claim that the attackers shouted a Trump slogan and tied a noose around his neck.

Prosecutors accuse the actor of faking the incident to help his career after being “dissatisfied with his salary” on Empire where he was reportedly making $100,000 per episode.

The fallout of the alleged hate crime hoax resulted in him being written out of the show.

The trial, which began in November 2021, saw two brothers, Abimbola and Olabinjo Osundairo, claim that the Cro star paid them $3,500 (£2,600) to carry out a fake attack on him – something which Smollett firmly rejected.

Instead, he claimed that the cheque was for a meal and workout plan for when he was away travelling.

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