Empire star Jussie Smollett made a brief appearance in court Tuesday to determine whether or not cameras are to be allowed in the courtroom during his upcoming disorderly conduct trial.
Recall the actor was accused of staging a racist, homophobic attack on himself and reporting it to police as true.
Cameras have been approved by Judge Leroy Martin Jr. for Smollett’s next court appearance on Tuesday but noted that “all bets are off” once a new judge is assigned permanently to the case.
Smollett’s legal team had no issues with cameras being in court. His attorney Tina Glandian welcomed cameras for the trial so that the public could “see the evidence, [or] the lack thereof.”
Smollett, 36, showed up in a suit and dress coat, accompanied by his two brothers, his sister-in-law, and an assistant.
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