Lawyers_NN2 for_PRP the_AT0 former_DT0 "_PUQ Empire_NN1 "_PUQ actor_NN1 rested_VVD their_DPS case_NN1 shortly_AV0 after_CJS Smollett_NP0 finished_VVD a_AT0 second_ORD day_NN1 of_PRF testimony_NN1 at_PRP the_AT0 Chicago_NP0 courthouse_NN1 on_PRP charges_NN2 he_PNP lied_VVD to_PRP police_NN2 about_PRP the_AT0 January_NP0 2019_CRD attack_NN1 ._SENT Prosecutors_NN2 said_VVD they_PNP had_VHD no_AT0 other_AJ0 witnesses_NN2 to_TO0 call_VVI ,_PUN and_CJC Judge_NP0 James_NP0 Linn_NP0 scheduled_VVD closing_VVG arguments_NN2 for_PRP Wednesday_NP0 ._SENT On_PRP Monday_NP0 ,_PUN Smollett_NP0 called_VVD the_AT0 Osundairo_NP0 brothers_NN2 '_POS testimony_NN1 that_CJT he_PNP paid_VVD them_PNP $_NN0 3_CRD ,_PUN 500_CRD to_TO0 carry_VVI out_AVP the_AT0 fake_AJ0 attack_NN1 "_PUQ 100_CRD %_NN0 false_AJ0 ,_PUN "_PUQ and_CJC described_VVD how_AVQ he_PNP was_VBD the_AT0 victim_NN1 of_PRF a_AT0 hate_NN1 crime_NN1 while_CJS walking_VVG in_PRP his_DPS downtown_AJ0 Chicago_NP0 neighborhood_NN1 ._SENT He_PNP also_AV0 testified_VVD that_CJT the_AT0 $_NN0 3_CRD ,_PUN 500_CRD check_NN1 to_PRP Abimbola_NP0 Osundairo_NP0 was_VBD for_PRP meal_NN1 and_CJC workout_NN1 plans_NN2 because_CJS he_PNP was_VBD trying_VVG to_TO0 get_VVI toned_VVN for_PRP an_AT0 upcoming_AJ0 music_NN1 video_NN1 ._SENT Under_PRP cross-examination_NN1 by_PRP special_AJ0 prosecutor_NN1 Dan_NP0 Webb_NP0 ,_PUN Smollett_NP0 said_VVD Tuesday_NP0 that_CJT a_AT0 few_DT0 days_NN2 before_PRP the_AT0 alleged_AJ0 attack_NN1 he_PNP picked_VVD up_AVP Abimbola_NP0 Osundairo_NP0 in_PRP his_DPS car_NN1 to_TO0 go_VVI workout_NN1 and_CJC that_CJT Osundairo_NP0 's_POS brother_NN1 ,_PUN Olabingo_NP0 Osundairo_NP0 ,_PUN came_VVD along_AVP ._SENT Smollett_NP0 denied_VVD the_AT0 brothers_NN2 '_POS earlier_AJC testimony_NN1 that_CJT they_PNP drove_VVD around_AVP together_AV0 –_PUN circling_VVG the_AT0 area_NN1 where_AVQ the_AT0 alleged_AJ0 attack_NN1 occurred_VVD three_CRD times_NN2 –_PUN as_PRP part_NN1 of_PRF a_AT0 "_PUQ dry_AJ0 run_NN1 "_PUQ for_PRP the_AT0 fake_AJ0 assault_NN1 ._SENT He_PNP said_VVD circling_VVG the_AT0 area_NN1 was_VBD not_XX0 unusual_AJ0 behavior_NN1 for_PRP him_PNP ,_PUN and_CJC that_CJT he_PNP called_VVD off_AVP the_AT0 plan_NN1 to_TO0 work_VVI out_AVP because_CJS he_PNP did_VDD n't_XX0 want_VVI to_TO0 work_VVI out_AVP with_PRP Olabingo_NP0 Osundairo_NP0 ,_PUN whom_PNQ he_PNP had_VHD n't_XX0 invited_VVN along_AVP ._SENT Smollett_NP0 ,_PUN who_PNQ was_VBD calm_AJ0 throughout_PRP hours_NN2 of_PRF testimony_NN1 with_PRP his_DPS defense_NN1 attorney_NN1 Monday_NP0 ,_PUN seemed_VVD to_TO0 grow_VVI more_AV0 irritated_AJ0 during_PRP his_DPS exchanges_NN2 with_PRP Webb_NP0 on_PRP Tuesday_NP0 ,_PUN at_PRP one_CRD point_NN1 telling_VVG the_AT0 veteran_AJ0 prosecutor_NN1 he_PNP does_VDZ n't_XX0 understand_VVI the_AT0 social_AJ0 media_NN0 app_NN1 Instagram_NN1 ._SENT Webb_NP0 's_POS cross-examination_NN1 also_AV0 revealed_VVD some_DT0 inconsistencies_NN2 in_PRP Smollett_NP0 's_POS testimony_NN1 ,_PUN including_PRP about_AV0 whether_CJS he_PNP sent_VVD private_AJ0 messages_NN2 to_TO0 confirm_VVI the_AT0 timing_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 alleged_AJ0 attack_NN1 and_CJC whether_CJS his_DPS attackers_NN2 were_VBD white_AJ0 ,_PUN as_CJS police_NN2 say_VVB Smollett_NP0 told_VVD them_PNP ._SENT When_CJS Webb_NP0 asked_VVD Smollett_NP0 if_CJS he_PNP sent_VVD private_AJ0 messages_NN2 regarding_PRP the_AT0 timing_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 fake_AJ0 attack_NN1 to_PRP Abimbola_NP0 Osundairo_NP0 using_VVG the_AT0 app_NN1 on_PRP the_AT0 night_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 alleged_AJ0 attack_NN1 Smollett_NP0 responded_VVD ,_PUN "_PUQ there_EX0 was_VBD no_AT0 fake_AJ0 attack_NN1 "_PUQ and_CJC denied_VVD sending_VVG the_AT0 messages_NN2 ._SENT After_CJS Webb_NP0 showed_VVD Smollett_NP0 four_CRD messages_NN2 that_CJT Smollett_NP0 sent_VVD Abimbola_NP0 Osundairo_NP0 that_DT0 night_NN1 while_CJS the_AT0 actor_NN1 was_VBD at_PRP an_AT0 airport_NN1 because_CJS his_DPS flight_NN1 home_NN1 to_PRP Chicago_NP0 was_VBD delayed_VVN ,_PUN Smollett_NP0 told_VVD Webb_NP0 :_PUN "_PUQ If_CJS you_PNP say_VVB so_AV0 ,_PUN sir_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ In_PRP the_AT0 final_AJ0 message_NN1 –_PUN sent_VVN at_PRP 12_CRD :_PUN 41_CRD a.m._AV0 on_PRP Jan._NP0 29_CRD ,_PUN 2019_CRD ,_PUN or_CJC about_PRP 90_CRD minutes_NN2 before_PRP the_AT0 alleged_AJ0 attack_NN1 –_PUN Smollett_NP0 told_VVD Osundairo_NP0 that_CJT he_PNP had_VHD finally_AV0 made_VVN it_PNP home_AV0 ._SENT 
