Empire star Jussie Smollett, who was accused by Chicago police of staging a hate crime against himself in January, pleaded not guilty on Thursday after he was indicted on 16 felony counts of disorderly conduct by a grand jury.
Smollett was initially charged with one felony count of disorderly conduct, stemming from accusations that he falsified a police report and lied to authorities about the events that took place on January 29th 2019. He pleaded not guilty to the first felony charge from February 20th, however, a grand jury then indicted the Empire star for more than a dozen felony counts to the tune of 16 charges on March 8th.
The trial is still ongoing and his lawyer Tina Glandian entered the plea on Smollett’s behalf.
Smollett was initially charged with one felony count of disorderly conduct, stemming from accusations that he falsified a police report and lied to authorities about the events that took place on January 29th 2019. He pleaded not guilty to the first felony charge from February 20th, however, a grand jury then indicted the Empire star for more than a dozen felony counts to the tune of 16 charges on March 8th.
The trial is still ongoing and his lawyer Tina Glandian entered the plea on Smollett’s behalf.
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