Queen Latifah Reveals Why She Stands By Jussie Smollett
It’s still a total head scratcher. Jussie Smollett is a handsome, talented and popular entertainer. So why would he stage a racist and homophobic attack on himself? Queen Latifah is also having a hard time understanding this too. The Oscar-nominated actress does not believe that the evidence against Smollett is enough to prove him guilty. Latifah told Yahoo News that until she sees “definitive” proof that the Empire actor concocted his attack on January 29, she will “go with him.”
“Until somebody can show me some proof otherwise, I’m going with him. Cause the guy I’ve seen has always seen has always been someone who cares about people, who cares about others, and who’s very kind and who’s always been cool and sweet. And that’s just the guy I know, Latifah said.”
Definitive Proof
Queen Latifah also added: “So until I can see some definitive proof — which I haven’t seen yet — then, you know, I gotta go with him until I see otherwise.” Smollett is currently facing a felony charge of disorderly conduct for allegedly filing a false report. The actor/musician claims he was jumped by two homophobic, racist assailants in Chicago.
But authorities have since dismissed the attack and say the so called assailants were known to Smollett. Police confirmed in a press conference that brothers Abel and Ola Osundairo were hired by Smollett to rough him up. It is a charge that the actor strenuously denies the charges. Latifah, who has appeared on an episode of Empire with the star in the past, said she did not know what to make of the whole debacle. “Everything that’s happened since then has been, who knows.”
