In a recent interview, actress Jurnee Smollett, sister of actor Jussie Smollett, has lashed out at allegations that her brother faked a hate crime.Jussie Smollett landed in the headlines in early 2019 when he reported being the victim of a hate crime.
According to Smollett, a group of men beat him, tied a noose around his neck and doused him with bleach while yelling racial and homophobic slurs.
Police later arrested brothers Abimbola and Olabinjo Osundairo, but declined to charge them with the crime. Instead, law enforcement claimed to have uncovered evidence that Smollett paid the brothers to stage the attack in hopes of getting a salary boost on the television series Empire.