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Jussie Smollett’s Family Releases A Statement On Attack: ‘This Was A Racial, Homophobic Hate Crime’

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Earlier today, the actor’s family broke their silence and spoke about the attack against their son that happened in the early hours of the morning…
Earlier today, the actor’s family broke their silence and spoke about the attack against their son that happened in the early hours of the morning this past Tuesday in Chicago’s Streeterville neighborhood. According to TMZ, the family shared their outrage and clapped back at those who think that Jussie “faked” the attack in a brief statement to the media outlet. To start the statement, the family defends Jussie and says that he has never changed his story about the night of the attack, instead insisting that he is indeed the victim of a hate crime.
“Hateful words lead to hateful actions. This was a racial, homophobic hate crime… We want people to understand these targeted hate crimes are happening to our sisters, brothers and our gender non-conforming siblings.

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