Prosecutor Claims Jussie Smollett 'Lied Under Oath' When He Took The Stand & Denied He Orchestrated Attack

Jussie Smollett is being branded a liar by prosecutor Dan Webb. During his closing arguments, the lawyer told the jury that the Empire star "lied under oath" when he took the stand and said he did not orchestrate an alleged hate crime against himself.

Webb — who was reprimanded by Jussie for using the n-word in court — kicked off his closing arguments on Wednesday by claiming this team has proven without a doubt that Smollett allegedly staged the 2019 attack.

"We have proven this by overwhelming evidence, that in fact in January of 2019 Mr. Smollett in fact developed this plan to do a fake hate crime," he began while reminding the jury that it's a crime to make a false report.

"Beyond that, it's just plain wrong for Mr. Smollett to outright denigrate something as serious, as heinous, as a real hate crime, to denigrate it and then make sure it involved words and symbols that have such horrible historical significance in our country," Webb continued, referencing Jussie's alleged tale of getting beat by two masked MAGA supporters who threw a noose over his neck.

Jussie Smollett Scolds White Prosecutor Over N-Word, Demands He Stop Using Slur In Court

The actor took the stand in his hoax trial earlier this week, insisting he did not pay the Osundario brothers to stage a hate crime against him. While the opposing side has argued Jussie's $3,500 check to Abimbola Osundario was for the alleged orchestrated attack, he had a different story.

According to Jussie, the check was for nutrition and training advice. He claims he sought Abimbola's assistance after Empire director Lee Daniels called him "fat."