”Jussie are relieved that this situation is behind him and he looks very much forward to once again be able to focus on their family, friends and career.”
So writes the actor Jussie Smolletts lawyers in a statement after he on Tuesday was acquitted on all 16 points as he was charged with – he is suspected to have orchestrated a hate crime against herself in the end of January.
that the actor really was attacked in Chicago on January 29 and in his statement criticizing the lawyers how the case was being played out before the public.
”There is something wrong. It is a reminder that a victim, in this case, Jussie, deserve dignity and respect. To free the victim in this case was the right thing to do”, they write according to CNN.
known from the tv series ”Empire”, was accused of having orchestrated a hate crime as he later reported to the police.
the New York Times reports that Smollett, who is an openly gay, black man, told police that his attackers were white and that they shouted ”This is MAGA-country” – a reference to Trump’s campaign slogan, ”Make America great again” – when they beat him.
According to the investigation, it was alleged that Smollett staged the event in the hope that it would give him a boost in his career, but the actor was acquitted then, on Tuesday on all the points that he was charged with.