The actor ignited a firestorm on social media by telling police in January that two apparent supporters of President Trump struck him, put a noose around his neck and poured bleach over him.
NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES - Chicago’s top prosecutor said on Wednesday that her office believed actor Jussie Smollett “culpable” in the criminal case where police say he staged being the victim of a hate crime attack but said her office never intended to seal the court records.
Smollett, who is black and gay, ignited a firestorm on social media by telling police on 29 January that two apparent supporters of US President Donald Trump struck him, put a noose around his neck and poured bleach over him. “The court file was not supposed to be sealed. I think what happened was the clerk sealed the whole thing,” Foxx told ABC7. “We ... do not believe that the court file should be sealed. We believe in transparency, even on difficult situations.”
“The state’s attorney’s office is saying he’s not exonerated, he actually did commit this hoax,” Emanuel said in the ABC interview. “He’s saying he’s innocent and his words are true. They better get their stories straight, because this is making fools of all us.”
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