Man who says he faked attack on Jussie Smollett fends off sharp questioning on cross-examination
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The man who testified he was directed to fake a racist and anti-gay attack on "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett fended off aggressive questions about his motivations during cross-examination Thursday.
Abimbola "Bola" Osundairo, who began his critical testimony Wednesday in Smollett's criminal trial, said Thursday that Smollett paid him and his brother to stage the fake attack on a frigid night in Chicago in January 2019.
"Jussie didn't want people to know it was fake," Osundairo testified.
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