Judge Delivers Reality Check to Jussie Smollett, Dismisses Last-Ditch Effort to End Criminal Trial
1 sourceUpdated Oct 18, 2021
Jussie Smollett will finally face a trial for his 2019 stunt in which he claimed he was the victim of a racist, homophobic attack in Chicago. On Friday, Judge James Linn rejected arguments from the actor’s lawyer that…
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