Posted on 03/12/2019 10:13:29 AM PDT by simpson96
"Empire actor Jussie Smollett has appeared in Cook County court Tuesday morning for a hearing on whether cameras will be allowed in the courtroom on the criminal charges he faces.
Media organizations want video and still cameras to record court proceedings on the charges alleging Smollett staged a phony attack on himself and told police he was the victim of a hate crime.
Last week a grand jury indicted Smollett on 16 counts of disorderly conduct. The 36-year-old actor, who is free on $100,000 bond, has vehemently denied lying to police or faking the attack.
Smollett is due back at the Leighton Criminal Court Building again Thursday when he is scheduled to be arraigned on the 16 counts and have a judge assigned to preside over his case. That judge could potentially reverse or modify any decision made Tuesday about cameras in the courtroom.
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Cameras are cheating. They need to bring back the sketch artist with the watercolors. That was cool.
I had a friend whose wife had a very difficult pregnancy and was bedridden much of the time during her pregnancy. After all was said and done she could tell you every minut detail of the OJ Simpson trial because she saw just about all of it.
Ha, to think he did this for more camera time.
we need another category now. Best victim actor, courtroom soap operas
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