![]() ![]() Smollett, who arrived at the courthouse with his mother and other family members, is accused of lying to police about the alleged attack and has been charged with felony disorderly conduct. Cameras are not allowed inside the courtroom and the proceedings are not being livestreamed, unlike in other recent high-profile trials. ![]() Judge James Linn, who said he expects the trial to take about one week, was asking potential jurors if they have been the victim of a hate crime, if they have watched “Empire” or TMZ, a program and website about celebrities, or if they belong to any civil rights or pro-police organizations. The siblings, who worked with him on the TV show, say he paid them $3,500 to pose as his attackers.Ī jury was sworn in Monday in the Chicago courtroom, though an unknown number of alternate jurors were still being selected late afternoon. The former “Empire” actor contends he was the victim of a racist and homophobic assault in downtown Chicago on a frigid night in January 2019. CHICAGO (AP) - Two brothers stand at the center of the case that prosecutors will lay before jurors during the trial of Jussie Smollett this week. ![]()
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