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POLL: Should convicted hate crime hoaxers be charged with a hate crime?

Jury Reaches A Verdict In Jussie Smollett Trial

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - DECEMBER 09: Former "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett arrives at the Leighton Criminal Courts Building to hear the verdict in his trial on December 9, 2021 in Chicago, Illinois. Smollett is accused of lying to police when he reported that two masked men physically attacked him, yelling racist and anti-gay remarks near his Chicago home in 2019. Smollett was found guilty in 5 of the 6 counts against him. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)Photo: Getty Images

Jussie Smollett has been found guilty on five out of six counts of disorderly conduct. On Thursday (December 9), a jury found the former Empire star guilty of disorderly conduct for giving false information to the police about a racial and homophobic attack in January 2019. Smollett claimed he was assaulted by two men wearing ski masks shortly after he'd arrived in Chicago from New York and made a late-night run to a Subway. While on his way to the restaurant, he said he heard someone yell, "Aren't you that f***ot 'Empire' n***a?" He told authorities, two men, later identified as brothers Bola and Ola Osundairo, proceeded to jump him, put a rope around his neck and pour bleach on him. Jussie additionally claimed his attackers shouted, "this is MAGA country!" While the public and Hollywood initially rallied around the 39-year-old actor, after police tracked down and interviewed the Osundairo brothers, authorities later accused Smollett of paying the two $3,500 to stage the hate crime against himself for attention and monetary gain. Now that he's been convicted of a hate crime hoax, should he be charged with a hate crime? Click below to vote.


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