A panel of jurors reached a verdict in the Jussie Smollett trial, nearly three years after the former “Empire” actor told police that two Trump supporters allegedly beat him up, put a noose around his neck, and yelled slurs at him on a frigid night in January 2019. Jurors deliberated for about hours before reaching the verdict, according to reports. The Office of the Chief Judge of the Cook County Circuit Court, Mary Wisnewski, told CNN that “there is a verdict in the Jussie Smollett case,” but it isn’t clear when it will be read. Smollett, 39, faces six counts of disorderly conduct for allegedly faking that he was the victim of a hate crime during the 2019 incident. He has pleaded not guilty to all the charges and has denied making up or orchestrating the attack, although two brothers who allegedly partook in the scheme said Smollett was the mastermind behind …
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