Courtroom 700 at George Leighton Criminal Courthouse on the West Side of Chicago, was a very different place to the intersection where Smollett was allegedly attacked by two men.
Webb asked the defendant. Did you testify to the jury that you left your apartment at 2am on a chilly morning on January 29, 2019, to get eggs at a Walgreens store?
Yes, Smollett replied, because my trainer asked me to eat four eggs before next day’s workout, and I thought the Walgreens store was open 24/7…