Coverage dated December 7, 2021

Closing arguments set in actor Jussie Smollett's trial

Headline from The Daily Nonpareil

CHICAGO (AP) — Closing arguments are scheduled for Wednesday morning in the case against former “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett, who is accused of staging a racist, anti-gay attack against himself

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  1. Fox News

    Jussie Smollett trial: Closing arguments set to begin after both sides rest their case (opens Fox News)

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    With the defense and the prosecution resting their respective cases earlier this week, closing arguments are set to begin Wednesday morning in the case against former “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett.

  2. The Daily Nonpareil

    Closing arguments set in actor Jussie Smollett's trial (opens The Daily Nonpareil)

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    CHICAGO (AP) — Closing arguments are scheduled for Wednesday morning in the case against former “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett, who is accused of staging a racist, anti-gay attack against himself

  3. NBC Chicago

    Jussie Smollett Trial Updates: Closing Arguments Scheduled to Begin (opens NBC Chicago)

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    Closing arguments are set to begin Wednesday in the trial for Jussie Smollett following six days of testimony, including from the former “Empire” actor himself, who is accused of staging a racist, anti-gay attack against himself in downtown Chicago to get publicity.

  4. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    Closing arguments set in Smollett trial (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    Arkansas Democrat-Gazette's feed description

    CHICAGO -- Closing arguments are scheduled to begin this morning in actor Jussie Smollett's criminal trial on charges he faked a hate crime on himself in January 2019.

  5. Fox32 Chicago

    Closing arguments to begin in Jussie Smollett trial (opens Fox32 Chicago)

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    Closing arguments are scheduled for Wednesday morning in the case against former “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett, who is accused of staging a racist, anti-gay attack against himself in downtown Chicago to get publicity.

  6. The Southern Illinoisan

    Closing arguments begin in Smollett’s trial (opens The Southern Illinoisan)

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    The Southern Illinoisan's feed description

    Closing arguments began in the trial of Jussie Smollett Wednesday, with a special prosecutor on the case saying the former “Empire” actor not only committed a crime by falsely reporting

  7. Fox32 Chicago

    Jussie Smollett trial: Closing arguments to begin Wednesday (opens Fox32 Chicago)

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    Two very different pictures have been painted on the witness stand throughout the trial. Soon it's up to the jury to decide who is telling the truth.

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