It’s just being reported that the jury in Jussie Smollett’s trial has found him GUILTY of five counts of felony disorderly conduct after he paid two brothers to fake an attack on him wearing red MAGA hats:
THE HILL – Jussie Smollett has been found guilty of lying to police about a robbery and hate crime he had staged against himself, bringing an end to a case that shocked the country and political world when the “Empire” actor’s false accusations first emerged.
A Chicago jury found the 39-year-old performer guilty on Thursday of five of six counts of felony disorderly conduct for making false reports to police.
The actor, who is Black and gay, claimed to be a victim of a January 2019 attack, saying two men tied a noose around his neck and shouted racist, homophobic, and pro-Trump remarks at him.
But prosecutors in the case argued that Smollett hired two brothers, Abimbola and Olabinjo Osundairo, to use racist and homophobic slurs against him while wearing red caps similar to Trump’s “Make America Great Again” hats and to include a rope as part of the fake attack to “make it look like a hate crime.”
The siblings, acquaintances of Smollett, were reportedly paid $3,500 by him to participate in the faux attack.
When news of Smollett’s allegations first broke nearly three years ago, several lawmakers expressed support for the entertainer.
Kamala Harris, then a Democratic presidential candidate and a California senator, condemned what she called “an attempted modern day lynching.” She later said she was “sad, frustrated, and disappointed” after Chicago police accused Smollett of arranging the attack himself.
Smollett faces up to three years in prison.
Hurray! Justice has finally prevailed after the rogue state attorney tried to protect Smollett from getting into trouble.
I really hope he gets all three years but I won’t hold my breath for him getting the full sentence.
UPDATE: To help you celebrate…
A reenactment of the Jussie Smollett hate crime hoax. pic.twitter.com/LnO9sRW0Iw
— Ian Miles Cheong @ stillgray.substack.com (@stillgray) December 9, 2021