Jussie Smollett directed brothers to pour gas on him and yell slurs, prosecutor says
Judge Lyke was taken aback by the allegations outlined against Smollett even as he told the actor he has the presumption of innocence. “The most vile and despicable part of it, if it’s true, is the noose," said Lyke, who is black. "That symbol conjures up such evil in this country’s history." Jack Prior, a member Smollett’s legal defense team, said his client “vehemently denies” the charges and said that the case presented by prosecutors doesn’t jibe with the actor’s character. He noted that in his five years living in Chicago, Smollett has ...
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