Coverage dated March 17, 2022 to March 18, 2022

Defamation suit by brothers in Jussie Smollett case can go forward

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A federal judge says a defamation lawsuit filed by two brothers who said they took part in a fake hate crime against Jussie Smollett can go forward.

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Minneapolis Star Tribune
Defamation suit by brothers in Smollett case can go forward (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)
Published Mar 17, 2022
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A judge in Chicago has ruled that an attorney for Jussie Smollett might have defamed two Black brothers who testified that they participated in a fake racist and homophobic attack on the actor when she suggested they had been wearing "whiteface."
Rolling Stone
Jussie Smollett's Lawyer Sues Fake Attackers as 'Defamation' War Heats Up (opens Rolling Stone)
Published Mar 17, 2022
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One of the brothers’ defamation claims against a Smollett lawyer was allowed to proceed in federal court Friday as a second Smollett lawyer sued the brothers for “malicious prosecution”…
NBC Chicago
Defamation Suit by Brothers in Smollett Case Can Go Forward, Judge Rules (opens NBC Chicago)
Published Mar 17, 2022
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A federal judge in Chicago says a defamation lawsuit filed by two brothers who said they took part in a fake hate crime against Jussie Smollett can go forward
Fox32 Chicago
Defamation suit by brothers in Jussie Smollett case can proceed (opens Fox32 Chicago)
Published Mar 17, 2022
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A judge in Chicago ruled Friday that an attorney for Jussie Smollett might have defamed two Black brothers who testified that they participated in a fake racist and homophobic attack on the actor when she suggested they had been wearing “whiteface”
WMUR
Defamation suit by brothers in Jussie Smollett case can go forward (opens WMUR)
Published Mar 18, 2022
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A federal judge says a defamation lawsuit filed by two brothers who said they took part in a fake hate crime against Jussie Smollett can go forward.
Fox News
Jussie Smollett’s lawyers fire back at Osundairo brothers’ defamation suit as judge rules it can go forward (opens Fox News)
Published Mar 18, 2022
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Attorneys representing Jussie Smollett in his fake hate crime case have filed a malicious prosecution complaint in response to a defamation suit filed by Abimbola and Olabinjo Osundairo — two brothers who testified that they had participated in the elaborate hoax.

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