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Actor Jussie Smollett found guilty of lying to police in hate crime hoax | CNN

Actor Jussie Smollett was found guilty Thursday on five of six felony counts of disorderly conduct for making a false report to Chicago police that he was the victim of a hate crime in January 2019 -- an attack prosecutors said he staged.
Actor Jussie Smollett has been found guilty on five of six felony counts of disorderly conduct for making a false report to Chicago police that he was the victim of a hate crime in January 2019, an attack prosecutors said he staged.
 

N64Controller

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If you gonna stage something don't pay people in checks.

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Finale Fireworker

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If you gonna stage something don't pay people in checks.
Considering how stressful these topics have historically been, I so appreciate that you posted this and this sets the tone for the first page.

We could all learn a lot from what happened here, like how to pay your conspirators without a paper trail. I know it's given me something to think about.
 

Boondocks

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Judge James Linn set a post-trial hearing for Jan. 27, and said he would schedule Smollett's sentencing at a later date. Disorderly conduct is a class 4 felony that carries a prison sentence of up to three years, but experts have said if convicted, Smollett would likely be placed on probation and ordered to perform community service.
Live and learn? Hopefully.
 

bill crystals

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One of the weirdest/dumbest things that has happened in the last few years.
 

Goddo Hando

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Judge James Linn set a post-trial hearing for Jan. 27, and said he would schedule Smollett's sentencing at a later date. Disorderly conduct is a class 4 felony that carries a prison sentence of up to three years, but experts have said if convicted, Smollett would likely be placed on probation and ordered to perform community service.
Live and learn? Hopefully.

his future job prospects in hollywood, or lack thereof is worse than any sentence
 

Radd Redd

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And here I felt bad for him when the story first came out. All I freaking hear about now from coworkers who want to go in on people of color.
 

Doran

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Only way he gets time is if the judge is real salty about him trying to get away with it and lying. My guess, probation and shame.
 

squall23

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People are missing the best comment in that clip

Barkely: Jussie, you wasted all that damn time and money. You know what you should've did? Just went out in Liam Neeson neighborhood
I like the part that happens later where Kenny says something like "you can't make a false report saying someone is hurt when they're not" when talking about an NBA rule. Which leads to everybody else laughing and him finally realizing what he said.