A prosecutor on Wednesday told jurors that actor Jussie Smollett staged an attack on himself in Chicago in 2019 for publicity before lying to police about the matter.
Special prosecutor Dan Webb said that the former “Empire” actor’s alleged lies caused Chicago Police to spend precious resources and time on investigating an alleged hate crime that turned out to be falsified. Smollett, who is black, has maintained that someone put a noose around his neck and yelled slurs at him.
