As it was reported that a prosecutor who decided to drop charges against the 36-year-old actor had received death threats, brothers Olabinjo and Abimbola Osundairo, filed a suit accusing Mr Smollett’s legal team of defamation.
ABC News reported that Ms Foxx, who claimed she had recused herself from the case after speaking to one of Smollett’s relatives, has now received death threats.
The incident that Smollett initially reported as a homophobic and racist attack, has divided and bemused people across the nation.
“So, Mr Smollett directed every aspect of the attack, including the location and the noose.”