DEVELOPING STORY: Disgraced Hollywood star Jussie Smollett has been convicted on five of six charges that he staged an anti-gay, racist attack on himself three years ago in Chicago. Smollett lied to police about the attack.
The 39-year-old “Empire” alum was charged with six counts of disorderly conduct related to false statements to Chicago police officers in regard to a 2019 hate crime against himself. In 2019, he claimed that two men attacked him due to his skin color and sexual orientation.
BREAKING: Jussie Smollett is convicted of 5 of 6 charges that he staged an anti-gay, racist attack on himself 3 years ago in Chicago and lied to police about the events.
— Alex Salvi (@alexsalvinews) December 9, 2021
Welp, Jussie Smollett has been found guilty of faking a hate crime against himself and the people running our country are idiots pic.twitter.com/H4pNfARiZo
— Greg Price (@greg_price11) December 9, 2021