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In the trial of Jussie Smollett, the jury got it right

By Becket Adams
Published December 10, 2021 6:04am ET
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In the trial of Jussie Smollett, the jury got it right
Empire actor Jussie Smollett, leaves the Leighton Criminal Court Building after his hearing on Thursday, March 14, 2019, in Chicago. | (Ashlee Rezin/AP)

Actor Jussie Smollett can rest easy now. A jury voted Thursday to convict his attacker.

Smollett, who staged a hate crime hoax in 2019, has been found guilty of five of six counts of disorderly conduct for making false reports to police.

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