Jussie Smollett, pictured here, on December 6 in Chicago will resume testifying in his defense today after taking the stand to rebut allegations that he staged a fake hate crime in 2019 and lied to Chicago police about it.
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Jussie Smollett, pictured here, on December 6 in Chicago will resume testifying in his defense today after taking the stand to rebut allegations that he staged a fake hate crime in 2019 and lied to Chicago police about it.
Mandatory Credit: KAMIL KRZACZYNSKI/AFP/Getty Images

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Jussie Smollett, who denied staging a hoax attack, heads back to the stand to face cross examination

Jussie Smollett will resume testifying in his defense Tuesday after taking the stand a day earlier to rebut allegations that he staged a fake hate crime in 2019 and lied to Chicago police about it.