A verdict has been reached in Jussie Smollett‘s trial. After the 39-year-old Empire star took to the stand in his defense on Monday (December 6) during his trial over accusations that he staged the 2019 hate attack against him, the jury delivered their verdict on Thursday (December 9). Click inside to read more… In the end, the jury delivered a guilty verdict, and he was convicted of staging a hate crime, via Page Six.
He was found guilty on five felony charges, including lying to the police about the alleged hate crime attack. He was found innocent of making a false police report in the days after the so-called assault that he was the victim of an aggravated battery.
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