A Chicago jury Thursday reached guilty verdicts on five of six charges against"Empire" actor Jussie Smollett, who was accused of falsely reporting he was the victim of a disturbing, hate-fueled beating.
The panel, deliberating since Wednesday afternoon, weighed six counts of felony disorderly conduct against Smollett for telling policeon Jan. 29, 2019, at 2:45 a.m. in the Windy City's Streeterville neighborhood. The offenses are class 4 felonies and could be punishable by up to three years behind bars. But Smollett has a clean criminal record, making any jail time highly unlikely.
Smollett said he was attacked by two men, who punched him, kicked him, used racist and homophobic slurs, threw chemicals into his face, wrapped rope around his neck and even yelled out a slogan in support of then-President Donald Trump.
LOCK HIM UP & THROW AWAY THE KEY
Good
Ahhh yes... the famous French Actor..
Is this series 1 espisode 2 or is a rerun of esp 1
If Jussie isn't nominated for an Oscar this year... Would be prof of Holywood whitewashing
Let's Go Juicy!
Soon to be 'EX' Empire actor I'm thinking.
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It seems like that's what he wanted to happen. Why else would he lie?
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Wow. NBC News reporting this?
Though I appreciate the strait forward and honest headline, why so late on the release like it just happened today?
Juicy Smelliet was attacked. And whoever doesn’t believe him is a racist. The Nigerian white supremacists attacked him.
He was found guilty of 5 counts, but wait the judge might throw in perjury charges. HE IS A CONVICTED FELON...
he was clearly a terrible actor
wow i thought he was an hero
Oops…
Well you hired two black guys to play white supremacist but I wouldn’t beat myself up over it!! 😂
America was lied to and led astray by race baiting liberals and biased media, all based on politics and fake racism
We love it. Now do Don Lemon 🍋
I'd say his career is ruined but, I am CERTAIN there is a place for him in the government.
Life and Acting are 2 seperate things like character and reputation well in Acting you go with the motion and Life well it's like this Life is more than a notion that's why you never figure it out Smollett small thinking
Is that a black on black crime?
If was a legitimate news organization, it would ask POTUS JoeBiden, VP KamalaHarris, BarackObama and MichelleObama to explain these absurdities. JussieSmollett JUSSIEGUILTY JussieSmollettTrial Jussie JussieSmollettIsGuilty JussieIsGuilty JussieSmollettGuilty
Great! Now do the Trumps’!
All the big name Democrats and media leftists who demanded JusticeForJussie finally got their wish. Guilty! Guilty! Guilty! Guilty! Guilty! JussieSmollett
the irony? years ago, if he would have admitted he lied, they probably would not have charged him! tell him to make a public statement, apologizing for his misconduct. but now? he is a convicted felon! 🤷
Well that was silly
Funny how Chicago chooses to focus on this vs the gazillion other violent crimes that go unpunished.
This man is not well! He is a pathological liar
Guilty is right! I said if from jump.... there's no way any black person was going out in Chicago, at that crazy hour, in artic temps, and definitely not for any f*king Subway! And he's got $$ and could've got food delivered. He's a liar and poor actor. Karma!
He needs to do a remake of a famous movie. Can you guess by looking at that picture.
It was OBVIOUS he was lying. I thought he was an “actor”.
👏👏👏
Shocker....🤦♂️🤦♂️ Now fine him and move on...
Next do nascar they had a fake incident that lead to a driver getting sympathy that he didn’t deserve
Good, he did more harm than good.
Justice finally!?
The gay Tupac.
I'm pretty sure someone who wears a MAGA. Ain't watching empire, lmfao
Poor Jussie. Hope he doesn’t beat himself up over this
Sad especially when Cook County has close to 1k unsolved murders so far this year. Yet this is their best .
Not surprised in the slightest. Well deserved verdict
Will there be coverage so I can hear the whole story?
Can’t get over Dave Chappelle referring to him as Juicy Smollier in one of his past specials. 😂
Yep, he deserves it
As he should. Reporting a hate crime unreal. Shame on you.
Now Proven a liar and fraud! He wasted city resources ($$$) just to perpetuate hate and division… remember those who quickly ran to support him.
Nobody knows who he is
good! there are people who have REAL experiences with hate each and every day and this guy harmed all of their causes with this nonsense! the Fs the matter with you? I hope it's a solid sentence. lgbt and poc don't need FAKE hate crimes to make REAL point!
The attacker got the justice he deserved.
He’s an actor and he was just acting!
Duh
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Justice for juicy
Don’t feel sorry for anybody that fakes a race attack. Hopefully, he will get something for his lies.
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