Defense Calls For Mistrial In Smollett Trial
December 3, 2021 11:43AM CST

(AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
The judge in the Jussie Smollett trial is giving the jury the day off. The decision follows an eventful day yesterday that included a defense attorney calling for a mistrial after she accused the judge of lunging at her. The judge denied the accusations and the motion for a mistrial. Earlier, the Osundairo brothers testified that Smollett paid them to stage a racist and homophobic attack against the former “Empire” star in Chicago in 2019. During cross examination, the defense asked one of the brothers whether he asked the actor for one-million-dollars each for him and his brother to either not testify or to say that Smollett was never involved. The brothers denied the allegations.