The Jussie Smollett saga is still going, and this week it picked up a new claim from an anonymous source.
On Wednesday, Page Six published a report citing an unnamed source who made claims about Smollett’s personal history with one of the brothers who say they helped him stage the 2019 attack. Baller Alert is not repeating those claims. The source was not identified, nothing in the report has been confirmed, and the brothers have denied similar talk in the past. We did not see a response from Smollett’s representatives.
Here is where the case stood this week. In January 2019, the Empire star told Chicago police he was attacked by two masked men in Chicago. Police later said the two brothers were paid to stage the attack, and Smollett was charged with filing a false police report. Those charges were later dropped.
In February 2020, Smollett was indicted again on six counts related to four alleged false police reports, following an investigation by a special prosecutor, according to the Daily Mail. He pleaded not guilty and has maintained that he is the victim. According to PinkNews, the city of Chicago is also pursuing a civil suit to recover $130,000 spent investigating his claims.
We will keep you posted as the case moves toward trial.
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