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Jussie Smollett’s Sister: ‘I Believe My Brother,’ Scandal Has Been ‘F***ing Painful’

"I look at him sometimes and I'm like, 'He's so strong.'"

Paul Bois
Jussie Smollett’s Sister: ‘I Believe My Brother,’ Scandal Has Been ‘F***ing Painful’
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Jussie Smollett’s sister, Jurnee, maintains that her brother is innocent of the charges that he staged a hate crime in order to boost his paycheck on the show “Empire.”

Speaking with The Hollywood Reporter, Jurnee said that her brother’s alleged scandal has been “one of the most painful things” her family has experienced.

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