Five key takeaways from Jussie Smollett’s trial

By Barnini Chakraborty

Published December 8, 2021 9:07pm ET

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Five key takeaways from Jussie Smollett’s trial — In this courtroom sketch, special prosecutor Dan Webb, left, cross examines actor Jussie Smollett Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2021, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Cheryl Cook)Cheryl Cook/AP News that actor Jussie Smollett had been the victim of a vicious racist and homophobic attack in downtown Chicago on Jan. 29, 2019, quickly made national headlines. Celebrities and politicians rallied […]

Jussie Smollett, Dan Webb — In this courtroom sketch, special prosecutor Dan Webb, left, cross examines actor Jussie Smollett Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2021, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Cheryl Cook)

News that actor Jussie Smollett had been the victim of a vicious racist and homophobic attack in downtown Chicago on Jan. 29, 2019, quickly made national headlines.

Celebrities and politicians rallied behind the openly gay actor, with Vice President Kamala Harris, who at the time was a presidential candidate, calling it a “modern-day lynching.”

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