An Illinois judge clears the way for records sealed in the 'hoax attack' criminal case of 'Empire' cast member Jussie Smollett be made public, ruling that the actor has not displayed the 'actions of a person seeking to maintain his privacy.'
An Illinois judge has cleared the way for records sealed in the"hoax attack" criminal case of"Empire" cast member Jussie Smollett be made public, ruling Thursday that the actor has not displayed the"actions of a person seeking to maintain his privacy."
Investigators eventually alleged that Smollett filed a false police report and paid two brothers to help him orchestrate the attack in an attempt to get publicity and a pay hike from the producers of the Fox TV melodrama"Empire." Investigators have also said they suspect that Smollett had earlier sent himself a threatening letter to the Fox studios in Chicago, now owned by ABC's parent company Disney, and was upset that it didn't garner the attention he desired.
With all the records sealed, there were no definitive answers on why Smollett's case was disposed of in such a secretive manner. Smollett, however, immediately held a press conference and professed his innocence, saying,"I've been truthful and consistent on every single level since day one. I would not be my mother's son if I was capable of one drop of what I was accused of."
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