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Jussie Smollett's mother's home is nearly burglarized in LA - five years after his alleged attack hoax


Jussie Smollett's mother's home in LA was nearly burglarized on Monday evening - five years after the actor's alleged attack hoax .

The 42-year-old Empire actor's mom Janet had her home targeted by two intruders - who tried to smash open a back door and caused $300 in damage to a window, per TMZ . After law enforcement conducted an investigation, prosecutors claimed that Smollett orchestrated it to get media attention and paid $3,500 to the two Osundairo brothers for the allegedly staged attack. In March 2022, he was sentenced to 150 days in jail, ordered to pay a $25,000 fine as well as more than $120,000 in restitution for overtime expenses incurred by the Chicago Police Department; pictured January 2019 in New York City

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