Actor Jussie Smollett found guilty of lying to police in hate crime hoax
JUST IN: Former "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett has been found guilty on five of six counts of disorderly conduct for making a false report to Chicago police that he was the victim of a hate crime in January 2019, an attack prosecutors said he staged. https://t.co/R2bCL1GLgg
- CNN (@CNN) December 9, 2021
Smollett was found guilty on five of six felony counts of disorderly conduct for making a false report to police that he was the victim of a hate crime in January 2019, an attack prosecutors said he had staged.
The jury of six men and six women deliberated for more than nine hours over Wednesday and Thursday.
Smollett's attorney Nenye Uche called the verdict inconsistent, saying the jury cannot find Smollett lied in five instances but did not in the sixth.
Uche said Smollett's defense team will appeal.
Sources: CNN, the CNN tweet