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Jussie Smollett asks Illinois high court to hear appeal of convictions for lying about hate crime
Actor Jussie Smollett has asked the Illinois Supreme Court to intervene in his yearslong legal battle stemming from charges that he staged a racist, homophobic attack against himself in 2019 and lied about it to Chicago police.
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Illinois appeals court affirms actor Jussie Smollett's convictions and jail sentence
An appeals court upheld the disorderly conduct convictions Friday of actor Jussie Smollett, who was accused of staging a racist, homophobic attack against himself in 2019 and then lying about it to Chicago police.
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Illinois appeals court to hear arguments on Jussie Smollett request to toss convictions
Jussie Smollett’s drawn out legal saga begins anew Tuesday when an Illinois appeals court will hear oral arguments that the former “Empire” actor’s convictions for staging a racist, homophobic attack against himself in 2019 and then lying about it to Chicago police should be tossed.
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Jussie Smollett Files Opening Arguments as he Appeals Conviction For Lying in Hate Crime Hoax
Attorneys for Jussie Smollett have finally filed their opening arguments as they seek to overturn the disgraced actor’s conviction a year ago for lying when he claimed to be a victim of a hate crime.