Jussie Smollett‘s back in Chicago, finally standing trial for allegedly staging the racist and homophobic attack he reported to cops … and he’s brought lots of backup.
The actor was greeted by a huge crowd of reporters and photographers on his way into the courthouse Monday morning. Jussie was flanked by 7 family members, including his sister Jurnee Smollett, as he strode in to face charges of felony disorderly conduct over the alleged January 2019 attack.
A grand jury indicted Smollett last year on six counts — all related to lying to cops about the incident — and he’s pled not guilty to all the charges.
This is take 2 for Chicago in prosecuting Smollett for allegedly lying. He’d originally been hit with 16 charges, but the prosecutor’s office unexpectedly dropped all of them back in March 2019.
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