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A black juror who was on the Chicago jury that found hate crime hoaxer Jussie Smollett guilty of five counts of felony disorderly conduct for filing a false police report after he hired two brothers from Nigeria to stage a fake hate crime against him says that the disgraced actor’s reaction to the noose doesn’t make sense.

Tina Knowles-Lawson, the mother of left-wing pop superstar Beyoncé, asked if disgraced actor Jussie Smollett will be treated with “compassion” during sentencing for his hate crime hoax, claiming that “Kyle Rittenhouse walked free after killing two people because the jury had compassion.”

Actor Terrence Howard, the “Empire” co-star of disgraced actor and hate crime hoaxer Jussie Smollett broke his silence on the high-profile case. Howard said the jury found Smollett guilty, adding, “You have to respect that.”

CHICAGO (AP) — A jury’s guilty verdict that Jussie Smollett faked a racist and homophobic attack isn’t the end of legal proceedings for the former “Empire” actor or others.

Former President Donald Trump said hate crime hoaxer Jussie Smollett might not have been caught if he had not “pressed it too far.”

Breitbart News editor-in-chief Alex Marlow, author of Breaking the News: Exposing the Establishment Media’s Hidden Deals and Secret Corruption, said Friday on Newsmax TV’s “Stinchfield” that the Jussie Smollett story is an example of the left weaponizing “fake news” to villainize MAGA country.

Black Lives Matter says it is standing by hate crime hoaxer Jussie Smollett — even after a jury found the disgraced actor guilty of five counts of felony disorderly conduct. Black Lives Matter maintains that the justice system is corrupt.

Thursday on Fox Business Network’s “The Evening Edit,” Rep. Dan Bishop (R-NC) equated Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) to actor Jussie Smollett, who was convicted of five counts of felony disorderly conduct for faking a hate crime in Chicago.

Ana Navarro told her co-host Friday on ABC’s “The View” that actor Jussie Smollett’s fake hate crime story “read believable” to many people.

Throughout the Jussie Smollett trial, the consensus among experts has been that he will get a light sentence but one CNN analyst disagrees, arguing that the disgraced actor’s abysmal testimony may lead to some jail time.

CNN anchor Don Lemon said Thursday on his show “Don Lemon Tonight” that his friend Jussie Smollett was a liar after the actor was found guilty of five of six counts of felony disorderly conduct for filing a false police report.

Thank heaven for the jury system, the only remaining American institution we can still count on to do the right thing.  

CHICAGO — Jussie Smollett was convicted Thursday on charges that he lied to Chicago police when the former “Empire” actor and R&B singer reported being the victim of a racist and homophobic attack nearly three years ago. Some key moments in the story:

Mass mockery came pouring in on convicted hate crime hoaxer Jussie Smollett following Thursday’s verdict, in which the disgraced actor was found guilty of five counts of felony disorderly conduct by a jury in Chicago.

Defense attorney Nenye Uche said Smollett would appeal the conviction. He said Jussie Smollett was disappointed but “holding up very strong,” and is “committed to clearing his name.” He expressed confidence the actor would be cleared by an appellate court.

Actor Jussie Smollett was convicted of five counts of felony disorderly conduct Thursday for faking a hate crime in Chicago, after former Michelle Obama aide Tina Tchen had urged Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx not to prosecute him.

Hollywood celebrities who fully-backed convicted hate crime hoaxer Jussie Smollett have been silent, as of this reporting, in the wake of Thursday’s guilty verdict in Chicago.

The entirety of the Democrat media complex put what was left of their credibility on the line on behalf of the Empire actor, who, as Dave Chappell famously said, “was clearly lying.”

The National Association for the Advancement of Coloured People (NAACP) blamed then-President Donald Trump for the supposed hate crime against black and gay actor Jussie Smollett in 2019 in the City of Chicago.

Rev. Al Sharpton reacted to actor Jussie Smollett’s claim to have been the victim of a hate crime in Chicago in 2019 by declaring: “The reported hate attack on my friend and brother, actor Jussie Smollett is despicable and outrageous. The guilty must face the maximum.”

Democratic presidential contenders rushed to declare their sympathy for Jussie Smollett as a purported victim when he launched his hate crime hoax.

A jury found disgraced actor and former “Empire” star Jussie Smollett guilty on charges he staged an anti-gay, racist attack on himself nearly three years ago and then lied to Chicago police about it.

CHICAGO (AP) — Jurors in Jussie Smollett’s trial resumed deliberations Thursday on charges the former “Empire” actor orchestrated a fake attack on himself, then lied to Chicago police about being the victim of an anti-gay, racist hate crime.

An overwhelming majority of Americans say Jussie Smollett orchestrated a fake hate crime against himself, according to a Harvard CAPS-Harris Poll survey reported by The Hill Thursday.

CHICAGO (AP) — Jurors in Jussie Smollett’s trial resumed deliberations Thursday on charges the former “Empire” actor orchestrated a fake attack on himself, then lied to Chicago police about being the victim of an anti-gay, racist hate crime.

George Washington University law professor Jonathan Turley wrote Wednesday that disgraced former Empire actor Jussie Smollett could walk out of court a free man, thanks to testimony aimed at persuading the jury to sympathize with him.

Actor Jussie Smollett has already begun working on a Hollywood comeback as his criminal trial in Chicago over his hate crime hoax draws to a close.

The jury in Jussie Smollett’s trial started deliberating Wednesday, after a prosecutor said there is “overwhelming evidence” that the former “Empire” actor lied to police about being the victim of an anti-gay, racist attack and his defense attorney said the charges are based on lies.

The leader of the Los Angeles Black Lives Matter is standing in solidarity with accused race hoaxer Jussie Smollett in a trial the BLM leader claims is a “white supremacist charade.”

Former Empire actor Jussie Smollett was seen partying with Abel Osundairo, one of the two Nigerian brothers who say he paid them to stage a racist, homophobic attack on him by supposed Trump supporters in Chicago just ten days afterward.

During his trial in Chicago, disgraced “Empire” star Jussie Smollett scolded the prosecutor for quoting the N-word from the texts Smollett sent that were introduced as evidence.

CNN anchor Don Lemon allegedly sent disgraced actor Jussie Smollett texts during the Chicago PD’s investigation of his alleged hoax crime. 

CHICAGO (AP) — Former “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett denied Monday that he staged an anti-gay, racist attack on himself in downtown Chicago, testifying at his trial that “there was no hoax.”

CHICAGO (AP) — Jussie Smollett took the witness stand Monday at his trial where he is facing charges accusing him of staging a racist, anti-gay attack on himself and lying to Chicago police about it.

The judge in the Jussie Smollett trial has denied a motion for a mistrial after the defense claimed they were not able to properly cross-examine one of the accused Osundairo brothers.

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