Empire actor Jussie Smollett found guilty of faking hate crime against himself
Smollett filed false police report claiming he had been victim of racist and homophobic attack
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Smollett filed false police report claiming he had been victim of racist and homophobic attack
Mr. Smollett was convicted of filing a false police report in 2019 claiming he had been the victim of a racist and homophobic attack. The jury deliberated for more than nine hours.
After closing arguments on Wednesday, the panel began considering whether the actor had staged a hate crime against himself, as the two men who attacked him have testified.
Mr. Smollett was convicted of filing a false police report claiming he had been the victim of a racist and homophobic attack in 2019. The prosecution argued he had staged the attack himself.
Mr. Smollett was questioned Tuesday by the prosecution about his interactions with his attackers shortly before the 2019 assault.