Actor Jussie Smollett has been found guilty on five of six counts of disorderly conduct for filing a false report to Chicago police saying he was the victim of a hate crime.Prosecutors successfully argued that Smollett faked the attack, which took place in January 2019.The former Empire star initially reported he was attacked by two masked men, beaten, doused in bleach, and that he had a noose tied around his neck.
He claimed his attackers yelled homophobic and racist slurs while shouting “This is MAGA country.”Smollett initially received an outpouring of support from co-stars, Hollywood stars, and American politicians.Within about two weeks of the incident, police raided the home of brothers Abimbola and Olabinjo Osundairo, and compiled.