Photos: Jussie Smollett found guilty of 5 disorderly conduct charges
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Photos: Jussie Smollett found guilty of 5 disorderly conduct charges 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. Smollett was 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 on five of the six counts against him. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)
Photos: Jussie Smollett found guilty of 5 disorderly conduct charges Former "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett (center) leaves the Leighton Criminal Courts Building after being found guilty of five of the six counts against him on December 9, 2021, in Chicago. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)
Photos: Jussie Smollett found guilty of 5 disorderly conduct charges 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. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)
Photos: Jussie Smollett found guilty of 5 disorderly conduct charges Nenye UcheFormer, defense attorney for "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett, speaks to the media at the Leighton Criminal Courts Building after Smollett was found guilty of five of the six counts against him on December 9, 2021, in Chicago. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)
Photos: Jussie Smollett found guilty of 5 disorderly conduct charges Special prosecutor Dan Webb speaks to the media at the Leighton Criminal Courts Building after former "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett was found guilty of five of the six counts against him on December 9, 2021, in Chicago. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)
Photos: Jussie Smollett found guilty of 5 disorderly conduct charges Special prosecutor Dan Webb speaks to the media at the Leighton Criminal Courts Building after former "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett was found guilty of five of the six counts against him on December 9, 2021, in Chicago. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)
Photos: Jussie Smollett found guilty of 5 disorderly conduct charges Ola Osundairo reacts as his attorney speaks to the media at the Leighton Criminal Courts Building after former "Empire" cast member Jussie Smollett was found guilty of five of the six counts against him on December 9, 2021, in Chicago. Osundairo and his brother, Abel Osundairo, were the key prosecution witnesses who said that Smollett paid them $3,500 to stage the attack against him. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)
Photos: Jussie Smollett found guilty of 5 disorderly conduct charges Ola Osundairo speaks to the media at the Leighton Criminal Courts Building after former "Empire" cast member Jussie Smollett was found guilty of five of the six counts against him on December 9, 2021, in Chicago. Osundairo and his brother, Abel Osundairo, were the key prosecution witnesses who said that Smollett paid them $3,500 to stage the attack against him. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)
Photos: Jussie Smollett found guilty of 5 disorderly conduct charges 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. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)
Photos: Jussie Smollett found guilty of 5 disorderly conduct charges Jussie Smollett arrives with his family to the Leighton Criminal Courthouse in Chicago on Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2021. Smollett was convicted Thursday of faking an attack on himself in Chicago three years ago. (Jose M. Osorio/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)