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Actor Jussie Smollett pleads not guilty to restored charges
02/24/2020
Jussie Smollett controversy continues
‘How to Become a Federal Criminal’ author Mike Chase talks about former ‘Empire’ actor Jussie Smollett getting indicted on six counts for allegedly lying to police about the January 2019 attack.
CHICAGO (AP) — Former “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett pleaded not guilty Monday to restored charges that accuse him of staging a racist, homophobic attack against himself last year in Chicago and then falsely reporting to that the phony attack was real.
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A somber looking Smollett, 37, entered a Cook County courthouse wearing sunglasses and sporting a beard, flanked by his legal team and surrounded by reporters.
His lawyer, Tina Glandian, entered the not guilty pleas on his behalf to six counts of felony disorderly conduct. She also told Judge James B. Linn that she has asked the Illinois Supreme Court to halt the case.
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