jimnyc
12-09-2021, 08:49 PM
I hope he sits in jail for awhile but likely going to get probation. Any of us pull this shit and we would have been in prison already. :rolleyes:
Still happy to see the jury didn't buy his bullshit in the face of so much evidence against him. He lied lied lied to everyone from day one.
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Jussie Smollett found guilty of lying to police about racist and homophobic attack
After two days of deliberations, a Chicago jury found Jussie Smollett guilty of lying to police about an orchestrated attack in 2019. The 39-year-old actor, who has maintained his innocence, was charged with six counts of felony disorderly conduct. He was found guilty on five of those charges — for making false reports in the days immediately following the incident — and acquitted on one count of lying to an investigator weeks later, according to the Associated Press.
"I've lost my livelihood," Smollett testified this week, calling allegations the attack was a hoax "100 percent false."
The jury disagreed.
Six men and six women deliberated a little over nine hours before reaching their verdict. While Smollett faces a possible sentence of up to three years in prison, legal experts say it's unlikely he will spend time behind bars as he has no prior criminal history and no one was actually injured. He will most likely be sentenced to a combination of probation and community service. A hearing is set for Jan. 27 and sentencing will be scheduled at a later date.
Special prosecutor Dan Webb spoke to reporters after Thursday's verdict, calling it "a resounding message by the jury that Mr. Smollett did exactly what we said he did."
The former Empire star, who is Black and gay, claimed he was the victim of a hate crime when two men poured bleach on him, put a noose around his neck and yelled racist and homophobic slurs. An investigation led Chicago police to two brothers, Abimbola ("Bola") and Olabinjo ("Ola") Osundairo, who were acquaintances of the actor. The brothers testified at trial that Smollett paid them $3,500 in part to stage the attack.
Rest - https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/jussie-smollett-trial-attack-guilty-verdit-lying-to-police-hoax-234756175.html
Still happy to see the jury didn't buy his bullshit in the face of so much evidence against him. He lied lied lied to everyone from day one.
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Jussie Smollett found guilty of lying to police about racist and homophobic attack
After two days of deliberations, a Chicago jury found Jussie Smollett guilty of lying to police about an orchestrated attack in 2019. The 39-year-old actor, who has maintained his innocence, was charged with six counts of felony disorderly conduct. He was found guilty on five of those charges — for making false reports in the days immediately following the incident — and acquitted on one count of lying to an investigator weeks later, according to the Associated Press.
"I've lost my livelihood," Smollett testified this week, calling allegations the attack was a hoax "100 percent false."
The jury disagreed.
Six men and six women deliberated a little over nine hours before reaching their verdict. While Smollett faces a possible sentence of up to three years in prison, legal experts say it's unlikely he will spend time behind bars as he has no prior criminal history and no one was actually injured. He will most likely be sentenced to a combination of probation and community service. A hearing is set for Jan. 27 and sentencing will be scheduled at a later date.
Special prosecutor Dan Webb spoke to reporters after Thursday's verdict, calling it "a resounding message by the jury that Mr. Smollett did exactly what we said he did."
The former Empire star, who is Black and gay, claimed he was the victim of a hate crime when two men poured bleach on him, put a noose around his neck and yelled racist and homophobic slurs. An investigation led Chicago police to two brothers, Abimbola ("Bola") and Olabinjo ("Ola") Osundairo, who were acquaintances of the actor. The brothers testified at trial that Smollett paid them $3,500 in part to stage the attack.
Rest - https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/jussie-smollett-trial-attack-guilty-verdit-lying-to-police-hoax-234756175.html