Jussie Smollett convicted of staging racist attack against himself, lying to police

 https://www.timesofisrael.com/jussie-smollett-convicted-of-staging-racist-attack-against-himself-lying-to-police/

Gay, black, Jewish actor guilty of five counts of disorderly conduct, a felony, for incident in Chicago three years ago; lost gig on ‘Empire’ over hoax