Empire star, Jussie Smollett has been released from jail.
Recall that Smollett was arrested on Thursday
for allegedly filing a false police report where he claimed he was
attacked and beaten by two Nigerian men shouting racist and homophobic
slurs.
According to the Voice of America,VOA, Smollett was granted bail at
$100,000 after he appeared in court in Chicago, Illinois on Thursday
The actor was also asked to surrender his passport as part of his
bail conditions and pay 10% of his total bail in order to be released
from custody
Smollet is facing a felony charge for falsely filing a police report
where he claimed two Nigerian men attacked and hurled homophobic words
at him in Chicago.
However, his attorneys, Todd Pugh and Victor Henderson, in a statement, said the actor remains innocent until proven guilty.
The statement read: “Like any other citizen, Mr. Smollett enjoys the
presumption of innocence, particularly when there has been an
investigation like this one where information, both true and false, has
been repeatedly leaked.
“Given these circumstances, we intend to conduct a thorough investigation and to mount an aggressive defence.”
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