Jussie Smollett blames police, former mayor, and others in new interview while promoting comeback

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00:00Jussie Smollett is insisting he was the victim in the 2019 hate crime hoax that rocked Chicago

00:06and made national headlines.

00:08In a recent Variety interview, the former Empire actor blamed the Chicago Police Department,

00:14former Mayor Rahm Emanuel, and the two brothers who testified that he paid them to stage the

00:19attack.

00:20Smollett is currently promoting a new R&B song, competing on Fox's Special Forces,

00:25World's Toughest Test, and is featured in the Netflix documentary, The Truth About

00:30Jesse Smollett, premiering August 22nd.

00:33The 2019 incident began when Smollett claimed he was assaulted late at night, targeted with

00:38racist and homophobic slurs, and attacked with a noose and bleach.

00:44Investigators later determined the attack was staged.

00:47The Osundero brothers, who were extras on Empire, testified that Smollett orchestrated the attack,

00:53including a rehearsal.

00:55Smollett was convicted of filing a false police report, though the verdict was overturned

01:00in 2024 on a technicality.

01:03He was not exonerated.

01:05Despite this, he continues to maintain his innocence, calling the case against him a false narrative

01:10that left a stain on his character.