Jussie Smollett insists he didn't lie about hate crime hoax: 'I'd be a piece of s---'
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Jussie Smollett maintained his innocence during a recent interview. The "Empire" actor claimed he did not lie about being the victim of a hate crime.
Lauryn Overhultz is an entertainment writer for Fox News Digital.
"If I had done this, I’d be a piece of s---. And I don’t think that’s really questionable," he said.
"If I had done something like this, it would mean that I stuck my fist in the pain of Black Americans in this country for over 400 years... It would mean that I stuck my fist in the fears of the LGBTQ community all over the world. I'm not that motherf---er - never have been, don't need to be," Smollett insisted.
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