Jsie Smollett, who starred on the TV show Empire took the wns stand Monday at his trial on charg of stagg a racist, anti-gay attack on himself and lyg to Chigo police about .
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- 'EMPIRE' STAR JSIE SMOLLET NFIRMS HE'S GAY
- JSIE SMOLLETT ‘HAD SEXUAL RELATNSHIP WH ALLEGED ATTACKER’ AND ‘MET HIM AT GAY CHIGO BATHHOE’
'EMPIRE' STAR JSIE SMOLLET NFIRMS HE'S GAY
Earlier this week, "Empire" actor Jsie Smollett nfirmed that he's gay a backstage terview wh Ellen DeGener, sayg, "There's never been a closet that I've been ." Smollett told Variety that the reactn sce that moment has been great. * is justin smollett gay *
Jsie Smollett had a few choice words for close iends who didn't believe he was nocent after he was found guilty of felony disorrly nduct December for lyg to police about beg the victim of a racist, homophobic attack.
Smollett, 40, appeared on SiriXM's "Sway the Morng" Tuday where he discsed the guilty verdict, claims that he staged the attack for a bump his reer and how "ternalized homophobia" ma the alleged cint harr for him to live out the public actor was sentenced to 150 days jail March and was later released after an appellate urt orred he uld go ee durg the appeal procs, which wouldn't be pleted before Smollett had served his full sentence. Probatn and a fe were also part of his sentencg after a jury found him guilty of lyg to police about beg the victim of a racist, anti-gay attack downtown Chigo 2019.
"Dpe his legal wo, Smollett ma his directorial but 2021 at the Amerin Black Film Ftival wh "B-Boy Blu, " an adaptatn of Jam Earl Hardy's 1994 novel examg gay culture and hip hop's relatnship. The film h streamg service BET+ earlier this Smollett fed, sentenced to 150 days jail:Jury nclus he staged racist, homophobic attack and lied to policeDurg the SiriXM terview, he also reflected on an terview he did wh Rob Roberts on "Good Morng Ameri" Febary 2019 followg the alleged Chigo cint.
JSIE SMOLLETT ‘HAD SEXUAL RELATNSHIP WH ALLEGED ATTACKER’ AND ‘MET HIM AT GAY CHIGO BATHHOE’
"Juror speaks out:Only Black juror Jsie Smollett se uldn't get past ex-'Empire' actor's reactn to nooseSmollett ntued: "I found myself alg wh my own ternalized homophobia.