Jussie Smollett will appeal: Lawyer says actor is innocent and confident in full reversal
Jussie Smollett has been found guilty on 5 out of 6 charges in the alleged hate crime hoax trial. After a contentious week of witness testimony, counsel arguments and deliberation, the jury found Smollett guilty on the first five counts and he was acquitted on a sixth count, of lying to a detective in mid-February, weeks after Smollett said he was attacked. Smollett was stoic as the jury read the verdict. The actor sat upright and stared straight ahead without showing any real emotion.