Verdict in ex-Empire star trial in after N-word controversy in courtroom

JUSSIE Smollett has been found guilty of staging a fake racist attack against himself. The jury came to a decision on Thursday afternoon, during the second day of deliberations. They found the actor guilty of five out of six charges of disorderly conduct. Former Empire actor Smollett was accused of staging a racist, anti-gay attack against himself in downtown Chicago to get publicity. Taking the witness stand earlier this week, Smollett repeatedly denied the attack was a fake, telling a prosecutor “there was no hoax on my part” and that two brothers who testified against him are “liars.” In another… Read Full Article