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Black juror: Jussie Smollett's reaction to noose makes no sense
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The only Black juror on the panel that convicted Jussie Smollett said he couldn't get past what the actor did not do after he said attackers looped a noose around
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Smollett juror reveals jury process details; says they were doing him a favor by convicting only 5 counts
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Black juror: Jussie Smollett's reaction to noose makes no sense
CHICAGO (AP) — The only Black juror on the panel that convicted Jussie Smollett of lying to Chicago police said he couldn't get past what the actor did not do
The only Black juror on the panel that convicted Jussie Smollett said he couldn't get past what the actor did not do after he said attackers looped a noose around
A juror in the Jussie Smollett trial acknowledged to a Chicago news reporter Monday that deliberations never centered on Smollett’s race, sexual orientation, politics, or celebrity status. Instead, she said, what ultimately convinced the jury to convict was Smollett’s obvious guilt.
The only Black juror on the panel during Jussie Smollett's trial found the fact the actor kept the noose around his neck suspicious. Chicago police superintendent Eddie Johnson previously echoed the same suspicion.
A black juror who was on the Chicago jury that found hate crime hoaxer Jussie Smollett guilty of five counts of felony disorderly conduct for filing a false police report after he hired two brothers from Nigeria to stage a fake hate crime against him says that the disgraced actor's reaction to the n…
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