The Illinois Supreme Court on Thursday overturned actor Jussie Smollett’s conviction on allegations that he staged a racist ...
On Thursday (Nov. 21), the Illinois Supreme Court overturned Jussie Smollett’s 2021 conviction for allegedly staging a racist ...
In 2021, Smollett was found guilty of five counts of disorderly conduct after it turned out he set up the attack.
The Illinois Supreme Court reversed the conviction of Jussie Smollett who was accused of filing false reports of a hate crime ...
Jussie Smollett’s hate crime hoax conviction overturned in shock ruling - The actor claimed two men assaulted him, spouted ...
During the sentencing hearing, Judge James Linn chastised and shamed Smollett, called him a liar, and accused him of committing purgery during his testimony. The judge also noted that Smollett’s ...
Smollett, who is Black and gay ... five counts of disorderly conduct after it turned out he set up the attack. Testimony at his trial indicated he paid the brothers, whom he knew from the set ...
Smollett had been accused of orchestrating a racist and homophobic attack on himself in downtown Chicago in 2019.
The previous 2021 conviction of actor Jussie Smollett has officially been reversed by the Illinois Supreme Court.