The fact that he came up with a completely ridiculous story to explain his misconduct did not apparently have an impact on the jury’s verdict.”ĭuring the trial brothers, Bola and Ola Osundairo testified that Smollett had paid them to stage the hate crime attack on him in an attempt to get media attention. Smollett would not have lost this case as he did today unless the jury found that he lied to them. Special prosecutor Dan Webb said at a post-verdict news conference: “Mr. Smollett could face up to 3 years in a prison and a $25,000 fine, Judge James Linn will have discretion in imposing a concurrent or consecutive sentence for each count. In the end, a jury of six men and six women deliberated for more than nine hours Wednesday and today to return the verdict after sitting through testimonies of 13 witnesses.Īccording to reports, Smollett did not look at his family or the judge during the reading of the verdicts on the six counts he was charged instead he looked at the jury members. The actor’s account of the story dates back to 2019 and finally made its way to the Chicago court system for trial. Jussie Smollett (Ex-Jamal Lyon) from Fox’s former primetime soap opera, Empire, was found guilty on Thursday on five of six felony counts of disorderly conduct stemming from making a false report to the Chicago police department that he was the victim of a hate crime. So, excited to see James in “Meet the Mayhems”? As James previously posted on social media, this does not impact him from continuing his role as Valentin on GH. While they entertain, the stories also incorporate themes of self-confidence, personal responsibility, teamwork, justice and empathy.” Look for the show to debut in the summer of 2022 on the Disney Channel and Disney + streaming platforms worldwide.Īyo Davis, president, Disney Branded Television, said about the upcoming series: “Chris and Bryan, along with this terrific cast, are fast at work to deliver a fun and entertaining ‘fish-out-of-water’ tale about an extraordinary family living an ordinary life. The show was created by Chris Peterson and Bryan Moore.
In addition, the cast is rounded out by: Malachi Barton as Colby/Flashform, Reed Horstmann as Jake/Chaos,Kayden Muller-Janssen as Hartley.Īs previously reported, when the show was being developed as a pilot with the title of Amy from Amarillo, the story involves a family of supervillains who recently ran afoul of the League of Villains and now must somehow beat a path to normalcy in a small Texas town this includes Havoc, who stood up to the toughest villain of them all, and had to change her name to Amy to appear like just a normal kid to keep her from trouble.