The way the story reads is like modern day payola though.. lol

Like im not gonna give you this money (directly) to play my record... BUT im going to buy $7k worth of clothes at the clothing store you own...

chicago pd said he did.
>
>the brothers disputed that claim...under oath...in front of
>the grand jury.
>
>https://www.tmz.com/2019/02/23/jussie-smollett-3500-dollars-money-attack-training/
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>i dont know how much bearing that would have on the overall
>legal trajectory...but chicago pd asserting something like
>that without evidence or corroboration from your only 2
>witnesses seems like the type of fuckup that could put a case
>in doubt.
>
>this *is* chicago pd. just judging by a lot of the careless
>leaks that turned out to not be true...it wouldnt surprise me
>if there was more sloppiness in their investigation that
>imperil the chances of an indictment or subsequent
>conviction.
>
>itd be kinda funny to see all of this media attention just for
>a blown collar on a simple false report charge.