A former Cook County prosecutor has been hired as Jussie Smollett’s lead defense attorney.
The former “Empire” actor will continue to be represented by high-profile attorney Mark Geragos’ Los Angeles-based law firm, lawyer Nenye Uche said Wednesday.
But Uche said he filed paperwork in court last month to join Smollett’s defense team and will be working as the lead attorney in the case.
Smollett is accused of filing a false police report in 2019, claiming he was the victim of a racist and homophobic attack near his Streeterville home.