Daywatch: Fresh charges for Jussie Smollett, a big win for Bernie Sanders and Amazon’s the new owner of the Old Chicago site

By Chicago Tribune staff

Chicago Tribune | Feb 12, 2020 | 6:05 AM

Jussie Smollett in 2019. (Jose M. Osorio / Chicago Tribune)

Jussie Smollett faces new charges in the alleged fake attack on himself After a year of scathing headlines, escalating legal battles and bizarre tabloid twists, former “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett will soon find himself in the same place he was last February — facing charges in a Cook County courtroom alleging he staged a hate crime on himself.

A special Cook County grand jury indicted the actor on six counts of disorderly conduct alleging he orchestrated the racist and homophobic attack on a frigid night in downtown Chicago. The allegations were nearly identical to charges brought — and then mysteriously dropped — by Cook County prosecutors last year, adding more controversy to the case.

Poster Comment:

Hoaxster must pay the price for his fraud against the people.