Jurors have found former “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett guilty on five of six charges that he faced in connection to allegations that he staged a racist and anti-gay attack on himself in downtown Chicago nearly three years ago.
The decision comes after jurors heard several days of testimony from several witnesses and Smollett himself, who called claims that he staged the attack “100% false.”
Smollett was convicted on five of six counts of felony disorderly conduct, but was acquitted on a sixth, according to jurors.
It took just over nine hours, spread over two days, for the jury to reach their verdict in the case.
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