'Absurd' Amount Of Attention On Smollett Case: Former "Empire" Actor Takes Stand In Criminal Trial

Jussie Smollett has taken the stand in his Chicago trial.

On Monday, the former "Empire" actor testified as the trial enters its second week and nears a finish.

Smollett's testimony focused on his relationship with Bola and Ola Osundairo...Who testified that Smollett paid them to stage a fake hate crime.

Smollett told jurors that he was not friends with olla but was friends with bola, with whom he testified he had a sexual relationship and would help him get drugs.

Bola denied this during his testimony earlier in the trial.

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