Despite efforts to get his 2019 case dismissed, Jussie Smollett is headed to trial for allegedly lying to police about a crime.
According to NBC news, a judge in Cook County dismissed his motion to get the criminal case tossed out. The ruling took place on Friday, which means Jussie will have to fight the accusations in court.
His lawyer Nenye Uche argued in court that the ruling is a violation of Jussie’s rights. Apparently, the actor already made a deal in Cook County to drop the charges. The deal included community service and a forfeited $10,000 bond.
Still, Judge James Linn wasn’t going for that. A special prosecutor appointed by another judge now has the case in their hands. Therefore, Judge James made his ruling based on refusal to “upset that arrangement.”
As you may remember, Jussie was accused of staging a racist and homophobic hate crime in 2019. He told police then that two men wearing “Make America Great Again” caps attacked him in Streeterville – an affluent neighborhood in north side Chicago.
