Jussie Smollett

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.

Weeks after being released from jail, Jussie Smollett took to Instagram to share his latest song “Thank You God…” in which he discusses his recent conviction.

Newly-released video shows actor Jussie Smollett reporting to the Cook County Jail after his sentencing last month. NBC 5’s Christian Farr has the story.

Actor Jussie Smollett has been sentenced to 150 days in jail in connection to a staged hate crime that occurred in Chicago in January 2019. Newly-obtained video shows the former “Empire” actor booked into Cook County Jail after his sentencing hearing last month.

A federal judge in Chicago says a defamation lawsuit filed by two brothers who said they took part in a fake hate crime against Jussie Smollett can go forward

Jussie Smollett walked out of a Chicago jail after serving six days and walked into months, if not years, of uncertainty — from what’s next for his career to whether he’ll eventually be back behind bars

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Actor Jussie Smollett walked out of the Cook County Jail on Wednesday night after an Illinois appeals court ruled that he should be released on bond pending the outcome of the appeal of the guilty verdict in his case. Alex Maragos has more.

Actor Jussie Smollett walked out of the Cook County Jail on Wednesday night after an Illinois appeals court ruled that he should be released on bond pending the outcome of the appeal of the guilty verdict in his case, and his attorneys praised the decision and said it was a victory for the American judicial system.

Jussie Smollett was ordered released from jail Wednesday by an appeals court that agreed with his lawyers that he should be released pending the appeal of his conviction for lying to police about a racist and homophobic attack.

Jussie Smollett has been released from jail in Chicago after an appeals court agreed with his lawyers that he should be free pending the appeal of the Black and gay actor’s conviction for lying to police about a racist and homophobic attack

The brother of Jussie Smollett, who was sentenced to 150 days in jail in connection to a staged hate crime that occurred in Chicago in January 2019, detailed the “threatening” calls their family has received since the former “Empire” actor’s conviction.

Speaking to NBC Chicago, Jojo Smollett, brother of actor Jussie Smollett, shared that the family has received threatening calls and the former ‘Empire’ actor has been moved to a psychiatric ward at Cook County Jail days after Smollett was sentenced for staging a hate crime and lying to police.

Actor Jussie Smollett has been moved to a psychiatric ward at Cook County Jail, his brother announced on Instagram, days after Smollett was sentenced for staging a hate crime and lying to police.

Commenting on a judge sentencing Jussie Smollett to 150 days in Cook County Jail following his conviction for lying to police about being the victim of a hoax hate crime in 2019, Mayor Lori Lightfoot said she hopes the former “Empire” actor can have a moment for “reflection and regret.”

Attorneys for Jussie Smollett confirmed they met with the actor Friday after he was placed into protective custody following his conviction for lying to police about a hate crime hoax. NBC 5’s Vi Nguyen reports.

Actor Jussie Smollett’s attorneys on Friday took steps to secure his release from Cook County Jail while the appeal is pending. NBC 5’s Regina Waldroup reports.

Jussie Smollett’s attorneys formally started the process to appeal the “Empire” actor’s conviction Friday as they took steps to secure his release from Cook County Jail while the appeal is pending.

Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx wrote an op-ed piece in the Chicago Sun-Times following Jussie Smollett’s conviction, calling the prosecution of the actor “damaging, costly and disingenuous.” NBC 5’s Charlie Wojciechowski reports.

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