A jury in Chicago begins deliberations in the trial of the former 'Empire' actor, who is accused of staging a fake hate crime
Chicago A jury in Chicago began deliberating Wednesday in the case of Jussie Smollett, the"Empire" actor who was charged with six felony counts for allegedly staging a fake hate crime in January 2019 and falsely reporting it to police.
In closing arguments Wednesday, special prosecutor Dan Webb accused Smollett of lying under oath. He laid out six key pieces of evidence he said proved the actor planned the fake attack with the assistance of Bola and Ola Osundairo, two acquaintances from the show."He was hoping the Osundairo brothers would not cooperate with the police," Webb said."He got exposed, and now we're in a trial. That's what happened.
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