Why Jussie Smollett, The Actor Faces Trial? Police Charges about Faked Racist Attack Explained

Jussie Smollett the “Empire” Actor who is black and gay by sexuality reported that he was the victim of a hate crime in the year 2019 to Chicago police. After three years, Jussie will have a trial on the charges that he stated. Due to pandemic covid-19, the court preceding was halted for many other cases as well. Jussie Smollett was charged with felony disorderly conduct as the prosecutor stated that he lied t the police about the incident. The happened in the early morning of January 29, 2019. Jury selection began on Monday, at 9:30 morning.

Jussie Smollett's criminal trial for staging a hoax hate crime against himself and filing false police reports begins tomorrow, and I am reminded of this incredible tweet. pic.twitter.com/C6byt5Gs4O

— Jerry Christmas 🎄🎅🏽 (@JerryDunleavy) November 28, 2021

Who is Jussie Smollett

Jussie Smollett is an American actor and singer and got nom inated in many awards for his work. He started his career by acting as a child artist first. In the year 2015, Smollett appeared in the Fox drama series Empire

. The innovative role in this series showcased a good picture of a black gay man on television and hailed. He appeared in many other shows. In 2019, the actor faced a hate crime as per the reports.

Jussie reported to the police that he was walking from a subway sandwich store back to his home at 2 AM. He encountered two men and they recognized him due to his show EMPIRE. Just then the two began to pass racial and homophobic comments at him. The two men started hitting and tried to choke his neck and shouted THIS IS MAGA COUNTRY! This reported assault gained political reactions and heated up. Just weeks later, it came out that Smollett did this intentionally to get a good career and higher pay. According to police, Jussie Smollett hired two brothers from Nigeria to do the attack prevention for 3,500 dollars.

Jussie became a national punchline and faced many controversies. Due to all this, his career faded. He got a renewed contract for new seasons of the Empire

 by producers but did not appear in any episode or any musical performance. He has directed an independent film, B-Boy Blues, and funded it too by his own production and it will premier at American Black Film Festival this month.

Jussie Smollett Trial Begin After 3 Years

Jussie Smollett faces Six charges for disorderly conduct, a class four felony, a sentence of up to three years in prison. But, some experts say he will probably get probation. Smollett has pleaded not guilty. According to the legal analyst, Gil Soffer, the jury will keep everything aside. But what it will consider is shreds of evidence that will be presented at the trial and will render a verdict that will be fair.

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