Jussie Smollett takes to Instagram Live to maintain innocence ahead of court appearance for ongoing case

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Empire star, 38, is accused of staging a hate crime against himself after he reported being attacked by masked men who hurled racial and homophobic abuse at him in January 2019.He had filed a police report claiming he’d been beaten by the men who had also put a noose around his neck.Jussie spoke to Marc Lamont Hill on Instagram Live about his situation, saying it was ‘beyond frustrating’.He added: ‘Sometimes I wake up in the morning and I am so angry, but other times if I squint real hard I can see the silver lining.’Speaking about a recent development in his case that involved the city of Chicago requesting that the FBI hand over records of their investigation into Jussie’s case as well as his lawyers filing a motion against his current.