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Actor Jussie Smollett found guilty of staging fake hate crime

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Jussie Smollett was convicted Thursday on five of six charges he staged an anti-gay, racist attack on himself nearly three years ago. He was acquitted on one count. The verdict came after a roughly one-week trial in which two brothers testified that Smollet recruited them to fake an attack on him near his home in downtown Chicago in January 2019.

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BBC News

Jussie Smollett: Actor found guilty of staging hoax attack

A jury convicted the former Empire actor of five of six counts of felony disorderly conduct.

2 years ago·United Kingdom

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News18 India

Actor Jussie Smollett Found Guilty Of Staging Fake Hate Crime

Actor Jussie Smollett, the onetime star of the TV drama "Empire," was found guilty on Thursday of staging a hate crime against himself in what prosecutors said was a bid to gain sympathy and bolster his career.

2 years ago·India

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The Guardian

Jussie Smollett found guilty of faking hate crime against himself

The Chicago jury, which deliberated for more than nine hours, found Smollett guilty of five of the six charges he faced

2 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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CTV News

Jussie Smollett convicted of staging attack, lying to police

Former 'Empire' actor Jussie Smollett was convicted Thursday on five of six charges he staged an anti-gay, racist attack on himself nearly three years ago and then lied to Chicago police about it.

2 years ago·Canada

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The Independent

Jussie Smollett guilty of lying to police about hate crime attack, jury finds

‘Empire’ actor could face up to three years in prison for felony disorderly conduct charges

2 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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Reuters

Actor Jussie Smollett found guilty of staging fake hate crime

By Brendan O'Brien CHICAGO - Actor Jussie Smollett, the one-time star of the TV drama "Empire," was found guilty on Thursday of staging a hate crime against himself in what prosecutors said was a bid to gain sympathy and bolster his career. Prosecutors said Smollett, who is Black and openly gay, lied to police when he told them that he was accosted on a dark Chicago street by two

2 years ago·United Kingdom

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