Jussie Smollett

The former "Empire" actor's legal troubles from the attack he reported on 2019 won't come to an end with his criminal conviction.

The former "Empire" actor was convicted on five of six counts he had faced. Experts expect he will be sentenced to probation and community service.

Jurors only had two hours on Wednesday to begin deciding on a verdict in the former "Empire" actor's case.

The former "Empire" actor denied being part of any hoax and blamed the two men, who admitted they'd beat him up but said he had been in on it.

The embattled former "Empire" actor sparred with the prosecutor under cross-examination and called his accusers "liars."

The former "Empire" actor took the stand at his trial for filing a false report and said he paid one-time lover Abimbola Osundairo for supplements from Nigeria.

Legal analysts suggest something is needed to counter the testimony for the prosecution by the two brothers involved in the case.

Star witnesses Olabingo and Abimbola Osundairo took the stand to tell a jury about a scheme actor Jussie Smollett allegedly concocted.

Abimbola “Abel” Osundairo testified that Jussie Smollett instructed him and his brother to "fake beat him up" while hurling an anti-gay slur and the word "MAGA."

The first full day of testimony got underway on Tuesday, with former detective Michael Theis explaining the investigation and undergoing cross-examination.