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Jussie Smollett sees hate crime hoax conviction overturned; prosecutor denies he’s innocent

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Jussie Smollett was found guilty in December 2021 following staging a hate crime he claimed to be the target of. When Jussie Smollett announced in January 2019 that he was the victim of a hate crime, it didn’t take long at all for his story to unravel, with the Empire actor being charged just the … Read more

Jussie Smollet’s Conviction Overturned in Hate Crime Case

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In a surprise move on Thursday, Jussie Smollett‘s conviction in an alleged hate crime hoax was overturned by the Illinois Supreme Court. Smollett was originally convicted back in December 2021 of five felony counts of disorderly conduct for his participation in allegedly staging a hate crime against himself in 2019. The matter became national news, … Read more