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Dec 08 2021
News
Jussie Smollett's testimony was 'unparalleled disaster,' jury will see through 'ruse' and convict him: experts
Jussie Smollett made the conscientious decision to testify in his own defense against allegations from prosecutors in Chicago that the actor staged a vile hate crime against himself with the assistance of his associates, brothers Abimbola and Olabingo Osundairo, who allege he paid them to carry out the fake hate crime attack against him in 2019.
While the former "Empire" performer gave
Fox News (Online News)Dec 10 2021
Opinion
Jussie Smollett being found guilty of hoax will hurt LGBTQ folks reporting hate crimes
The Jussie Smollett saga may now be technically over after a Chicago jury found the actor guilty Thursday of five of the six counts he faced, but its impact will be — and has already been — felt for years to come. It doesn’t matter if the actor, who starred on “Empire,” really was beaten up by people yelling “This is MAGA country!” and is wrongly being punished or if he did stage an elaborate
MSNBCDec 10 2021
Headline Roundup
Perspectives: Jussie Smollett's Guilty Verdict
Actor Jussie Smollett was found guilty Thursday of filing a false police report about a racist, homophobic hate crime against him in 2019, which prosecutors said he staged by paying the assailants.
Smollett, who is gay and black, claimed that two men wearing Make America Great Again attire assaulted him, put a noose around his neck and said "this is Trump country" one night in January
Washington Examiner MSNBC NewsweekMar 27 2019
Headline Roundup
Charges Against Jussie Smollett Dropped
Charges have been dropped against Empire Actor Jussie Smollett, drawing strong rebuke from Chicago's mayor and police.
Washington Post USA TODAY National Review (News)Mar 15 2022
News
Jussie Smollett's 'Empire' co-star Taraji P. Henson, sister denounce actor's jail sentence
Jussie Smollett's former co-star and sister are among a group of his supporters who say the ex-"Empire" actor's jail-time punishment does not match the crime.
On Thursday, Smollett was sentenced to 150 days in jail, 30 months of felony probation and ordered to pay restitution and a fine by Cook County Judge James Linn after being found guilty in December of staging a racist and
USA TODAYFeb 18 2019
News
Jussie Smollett case shows media villainizing Trump and his supporters, without proof — again
If the way the Jussie Smollett fiasco was handled by national media is any indication, due process is becoming a foreign concept in a profession in which one is increasingly considered guilty until proven innocent.
The HillDec 10 2021
News
Joe Biden, Kamala Harris Tweets Backing Jussie Smollett Remain Up After Guilty Verdict
Democratic President Joe Biden and Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris have left up tweets expressing support for actor Jussie Smollett after he was allegedly a victim in a racist and anti-gay hate attack that occurred on January 29, 2019. However, on Thursday, a jury found that Smollett lied about the attack.
Biden's tweet reads, "What happened today to @JussieSmollett must never
NewsweekApr 26 2023
News
Chicago: Kim Foxx, Woke Soros-Backed Prosecutor Who Bungled Jussie Smollett Case, Won't Seek Re-Election
Kim Foxx, the Cook County prosecutor who nearly let disgraced actor Jussie Smollett walk scot-free, will not seek re-election in 2024. Foxx announced her decision during a speech at the City Club of Chicago at lunchtime Tuesday, CWB Chicago reports. She now intends to complete her term which ends in December 2024. As Breitbart News reported, Foxx came to public attention after stumbling
Breitbart NewsMar 10 2022
News
Jussie Smollett Has Been Sentenced To Five Months In Jail For Falsely Reporting He Was The Victim Of A Hate Crime
Jussie Smollett, the former Empire actor who was convicted of staging a racist and anti-gay attack against himself, was sentenced to 150 days in jail on Thursday.
The jail punishment is part of a 30-month probationary sentence. Cook County Judge James Linn said Smollett would begin his time behind bars immediately and also ordered Smollett to pay $120,106 in restitution and $25,000 in
BuzzFeed NewsMar 11 2022
Analysis
Nation’s most powerful Democrats took Jussie Smollett’s hate crime hoax as gospel before story crumbled
Disgraced actor Jussie Smollett was sentenced on Thursday after being convicted last year of faking a hate crime against himself and lying about it to Chicago police, capping the swift fall from grace for the "Empire" star who had everyone from Joe Biden to Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez tweeting their support prior to his story falling apart.
Smollett was sentenced to 30 months felony
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