‘Y’all know me’: Jussie Smollett stands by claim he did not stage hate crime

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Empire star Jussie Smollett is maintaining his innocence concerning lies made to police over a phony homophobic hate crime in 2019, saying: “If I had done this, I’d be a piece of s***.”

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