BREAKING NEWS – Chicago, Illinois – Jussie Smollett wants a do-over in court, he’s asking for a new trial in Chicago and taking issue with the initial jury selection process — but he’d also be willing to accept a not-guilty verdict.
The actor’s defense team just filed new legal docs, obtained by TMZ, asking the judge to reverse the verdict and find him not guilty of disorderly conduct for faking a police report… or at least give him a new trial.
“I believe the prosecution intentionally selected jurors that were fair and objective, and I have a problem with that,” Smollett explained at a press conference. “I am black and gay, which makes me a double minority. So I feel the jurors should’ve ignored the facts, the overwhelming evidence against me, and all of my lies. Instead, they allowed themselves to be coerced and manipulated into being reasonable and rational, which caused me to get convicted. Hopefully my attorney can set forth these exact same compelling arguments on my appeal.”