GUILTY IL - Actor Jussie Smollett allegedly attacked in hate crime, Jan 2019 #6 *GUILTY*

[Blondie in Spokane]

Judge denies Jussie Smollett's bid to have criminal case dropped over 'faked' racist attack | Daily Mail Online

 

[TDoc72]

*Puts in vacation request and prepares to make popcorn

I know! Between this and Josh Duggar, it’ll be an interesting end to a crappy crappy year. (Yes, I realize this is mean. But I don’t care.)

 

[Laughing]

I know! Between this and Josh Duggar, it’ll be an interesting end to a crappy crappy year. (Yes, I realize this is mean. But I don’t care.)

I beg to differ with you! From my perspective, what JS & JD did is unbelievably evil.

Your not mean, AFAIC, but interested in justice for their victims.

jmho ymmv lrr

 

[glamourkitty1922]

Jury selection starts Nov 29th, but the city will not televise the trial.

 

[mickey2942]

Judge firms up trial date for Jussie Smollett, won’t dismiss case

"Although Uche tried to have the case dismissed, he said Smollett wants “nothing more than to go to a jury and clear his name.”

Hmm, I wonder if Jussie Smollett will testify at the trial?

 

[Gardenista]

Trial set to start on charges Smollett faked racist attack | AP News

Michael Tarm
@mtarm

A preview of actor #JussieSmollett's trial that starts here in #Chicago Monday. He is accused of lying to police in 2019 about a #racist, #homophobic attack on himself. By AP's Don Babwin. Follow us for trial coverage through the week.

 

[meanmaryjean]

This is going to be hella interesting!

 

[al66pine]

Heigh Ho, Heigh Ho, It's Off to Work He Went
Mr. Smollet was back on the job this year w B-Boy Blues.*

In a previous post, I missed this JS credit: 2018-2020,
"The Dr. Oz Show (TV Series) Self - Indicted / Self - Guest." bbm
Altho seemingly inadvertent, somehow the ^ hyphenated bbm seems oddly appropriate. my2ct

After this trial, JS may still have a career in entertainment?
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* imdb.com
Jussie Smollett, 2021 credits for "Producer, director & writer..." Jussie Smollett - IMDb
B-Boy Blues
"Release date, USA, 3 November 2021. (American Black Film Festival)"
"Nominee, ABFF Jury Award for Best Narrative Feature, Best Director, Jussie Smollett."
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13268214/?ref_=tt_urv

 

[Kristin Esq.]

Jury selection starts today, but there are no cameras allowed in the courtroom:

Jussie Smollett's trial starts today. This is how we got here - CNN

Anyone know of anyone that will be live tweeting about this?

 

[JDG]

Trial set to start on charges Smollett faked racist attack | AP News

Michael Tarm
@mtarm

A preview of actor #JussieSmollett's trial that starts here in #Chicago Monday. He is accused of lying to police in 2019 about a #racist, #homophobic attack on himself. By AP's Don Babwin. Follow us for trial coverage through the week.

Just bumping it ‘down’ for those who wish to follow along.

Thanks for this Gardenista!

 

[Snoods]

Nooooo! So disappointed this isn’t televised, why are they depriving us of this entertainment? I fought the f*ck back! Ca-ringe.

Six jurors have been selected.

In his opening remarks to the jury pool, Judge James Linn said he expected a jury to be empaneled and opening statements to begin Monday, and six had been selected by early afternoon. Linn said he may let evidence continue until 7 p.m. before recessing for the day.

In his first round of questioning, (Judge) Linn had asked specifically whether jury candidates had heard about the case in the news, seen “Empire,” watched the celebrity gossip site TMZ, or belong to any civil rights or anti-police groups.

https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/criminal-justice/ct-jussie-smollett-trial-day-one-20211129-fcje73quwvf5pi354xzvv6plny-story.html

 

[Snoods]

These two Chicago Tribune reporters are following the trial:

Jason Meisner (@jmetr22b) Tweeted:
UPDATE: Four men and two women have been selected so far for the #JussieSmollett jury, including a woman who says she watched “Empire” and likes to drag race in her spare time. Others include a man who emigrated from Iraq and a woman who’s a counselor at a behavioral hospital

https://twitter.com/jmetr22b/status/1465417033089224709?s=20



Megan Crepeau (@crepeau) Tweeted:
@leahhopeABC7 I can only go by sight on this, but it appears that the 16 potential jurors who were questioned were overwhelmingly white. There was one man of Middle Eastern descent, one Black woman, and one woman with a Latino surname.

https://twitter.com/crepeau/status/1465395788880752651?s=20

 

[shotgun09]

I am currently "watching" two trials by restricted media or tweets. Frustrating, to say the least. This one, as it's close to my home, and the Ghislaine Maxwell trial. Thanks in advance for posting what limited info is put out there. I appreciate it all!

 

[Snoods]

Openings are beginning in 20 minutes!

Jason Meisner (@jmetr22b) Tweeted:
JUST IN: A jury has been sworn in for the #JussieSmollett case and openings are set to begin at 4:45 pm. CST.

https://twitter.com/jmetr22b/status/1465442757296668684?s=20

 

[shotgun09]

Jason Meisner
@jmetr22b
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JUST IN: Special Prosecutor Dan Webb is addressing the jury. "(Smollett) developed a secret plan that would make it appear that there was actually a hate crime that actually occurred against him by supporters of Donald Trump."

Webb says Smollett's phony report was not only a crime but a dispicible act "to denigrate something as serious as a hate crime and then just report one occurred when it didn’t occur."

Webb says Smollett was upset that the "Empire" studio had not reacted more strongly to a hate letter sent to him in January 2019. So he hired to Osundairo brothers to orchestrate the entire thing, Webb says. "In a nutshell that’s what happened in this case."

Webb says Chicago police "reacted swiftly" to Smollet's allegation, putting the "full force" of the department on the case. At one point they had 26 officers and detectives working it, tallying over 3,000 man hours, Webb says.

 

[shotgun09]

Jason Meisner
@jmetr22b
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Webb is now introducing the star witnesses, the Osundairo brothers, telling jurors, "You’re going to get to know them. You're gonna hear a lot about them." He says they both were aspiring actors and extras on "Empire" ... Bola Osundairo became good friends with Jussie.

 

[shotgun09]

Jason Meisner
@jmetr22b
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1m
"As time went on, Bola and Mr. Smollett became good friends. They trusted each other, which is what led to what happened," Webb says. Their friendship had really bonded in 2018, when Smollett helped Bola land a job as an "Empire" stand-in

 

[TTF14]

I wish this was televised. And why in the world didn't they wait until tomorrow morning for opening statements?

 

[shotgun09]

Tribune reporter has time to tweet deep thoughts during Opening Statements:


Jason Meisner
@jmetr22b
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2m
I can't get over how Dan K. Webb of Winston & Strawn, special counsel on the Iran Contra investigation, one of the most sought-after criminal defense lawyers in the country, is describing how Bola Osundairo allegedly scored cocaine for Jussie Smollett

 

[shotgun09]

Jason Meisner
@jmetr22b
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After Smollett got the letter, Smollett sent Bola the now infamous text asking for help "on the low," Webb says. The two met and took a ride together. Smollett turned to Bola and said he was upset at "Empire" and wanted him to "fake beat me up."