Jussie Smollett had ‘a secret plan’ for hate crime on himself, prosecutor says as trial begins
by Megan Crepeau and Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune
Nov 29, 2021
3 minutes
CHICAGO — After years of controversy and roller-coaster twists and turns, the trial of Jussie Smollett began Monday with prosecutors alleging the actor faked a hate crime that grabbed the nation’s attention.
Smollett “developed a secret plan that would make it appear that there was actually a hate crime that actually occurred against him by supporters of Donald Trump,” special prosecutor Dan Webb told jurors.
It was not just a crime, Webb said, but a despicable act “to denigrate something as serious as a hate crime and then just report
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