US actor's 'hoax attack' trial nears end

By Don Babwin and Sara Burnett
Updated December 8 2021 - 2:26pm, first published 2:20pm
Jussie Smollett (c) has repeatedly denied arranging a racist, homophobic attack on himself.
Jussie Smollett (c) has repeatedly denied arranging a racist, homophobic attack on himself.

Actor Jussie Smollett has repeatedly denied he staged a racist, anti-gay attack on himself for publicity, telling a prosecutor as the trial neared its end "there was no hoax on my part" and that two brothers who testified against him are "liars".

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