Smollett is in the later stages of his trial and he appears to have hired some actors as his defense lawyers, because they have made some frankly
bizarre accusations. During a sidebar conversation with the judge, defense and prosecution, defense attorney Tamara Walker started by demanding a mistrial because of an unspecified comment she said Judge James Linn made, and then started crying and accused Linn of 'lunging' at her. Another attorney randomly accused Linn of 'snarling' and 'making faces' during the trial. He denied all the claims and then the motion for mistrial.
If you want to have your popcorn prepared for the verdict, the jury is expected to begin deliberations on Monday or Tuesday. I am sure it will be quite civil and nobody will demonstrate faux outrage about the result.