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Coverage dated December 7, 2021

Lawyer: Case against Smollett based on testimony of 'liars'

Headline from Quad-City Times

CHICAGO (AP) — Jussie Smollett's defense attorney told jurors Wednesday that charges the former “Empire” actor faked an anti-gay, racist attack on himself and lied to police about it rely

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  1. Quad-City Times

    Lawyer: Case against Smollett based on testimony of 'liars' (opens Quad-City Times)

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    CHICAGO (AP) — Jussie Smollett's defense attorney told jurors Wednesday that charges the former “Empire” actor faked an anti-gay, racist attack on himself and lied to police about it rely

  2. Hickory Daily Record

    Prosecutor: 'Overwhelming' evidence Smollett faked attack (opens Hickory Daily Record)

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    CHICAGO (AP) — A prosecutor told jurors Wednesday that there is “overwhelming evidence" that former “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett staged a racist, anti-gay attack against himself in downtown Chicago for

  3. The Guardian

    ‘Overwhelming’ evidence against Jussie Smollett, says prosecution in closing arguments (opens The Guardian)

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    The Empire actor denies he falsified police reports about the alleged racist and homophobic attack in 2019

  4. WWL New Orleans

    Lawyer: Case against Smollett based on testimony of 'sophisticated liars' (opens WWL New Orleans)

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    The "Empire" actor is accused of staging a hate crime against himself in Chicago last year. He said someone put a noose around his neck and yelled anti-gay slurs.

  5. Los Angeles Times

    'Overwhelming' evidence Smollett faked attack, prosecutor says in closing statement (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    A prosecutor in the case against Jussie Smollett says the former “Empire” actor lied to jurors about staging a racist, anti-gay attack against himself in downtown Chicago.

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