Jussie Smollett's lawyer has finally offered an explanation for why he told police he thought his Nigerian attackers were white: they could have been wearing make-up. 'He did tell police that from what he saw, he thought it was white or pale skin, that's what he initially said. Scroll down for videoJussie Smollett's lawyer Tina Glandian suggested on Thursday that the reason he told police his Nigerian attackers were white was because they 'might have been wearing white face' and had disguised themselves. The brothers told police that Smollett paid them to carry out the attack after being held in custody without charges for 47 hours. Even with all her possible explanations in mind, she questioned if it even was the pair who attacked Smollett in the first place.

Source: Daily Mail March 28, 2019 12:45 UTC