Defamation suit over Jussie Smollett lawyer comments to proceed - Chicago Tribune


3/18/2022 12:00:00 AM3 years 1 month ago
by Jason Meisner, Megan Crepeau

A federal judge in Chicago ruled Friday that comments made by Jussie Smollett’s attorney on national television three years ago that two Black brothers might have attacked the actor while in “whiteface” could be construed as defamation.

A federal judge in Chicago has ruled that comments made by Jussie Smolletts attorney on national television three years ago that two Black brothers might have attacked the actor while in whiteface co… [+5115 chars]

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