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Jussie Smollett in 2016. On January 29, 2019, American actor Jussie Smollett approached the Chicago Police Department and reported a hate crime that he had staged earlier that morning. [1][2] He planned the fake hate crime with two Nigerian-American brothers, Abimbola and Olabinjo Osundairo, who had worked as extras on the set of television ...
An Illinois appeals court affirmed his disorderly conduct conviction and jail sentence in a 2-1 opinion from the Illinois Appellate Court in December 2023. Jussie Smollett says he was 'numb' after ...
Actor Jussie Smollett, center, leaves the Cook County Jail, March 16, 2022, in Chicago. Smollett’s drawn out legal saga begins anew Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023, when an Illinois appeals court will ...
The Illinois Supreme Court has agreed to hear an appeal from Jussie Smollett, the former “Empire” actor whose convictions for staging a hate crime caused fevered international media attention.
An Illinois appeals court has upheld the conviction of Jussie Smollett, the former “Empire” star who orchestrated a hate crime against himself nearly five years ago. Smollett was convicted in ...
Last week, Smollett's legal team, helmed by Nenye E. Uche and Heather A. Widell, filed that appeal in Illinois 1st District Appellate Court, just hours before the final deadline after five ...
Jussie Smollett (/ ˈ dʒ ʌ s i s m ə l ˈ ɛ t /, born June 21, 1982) [1] is an American actor and singer. He began his career as a child actor in 1991 debuting in The Mighty Ducks (1992). From 2015 to 2019, Smollett portrayed musician Jamal Lyon in the Fox drama series Empire .
Smollett’s appeals were turned aside in a 2-1 opinion. An appeals court upheld the disorderly conduct convictions Friday of actor Jussie Smollett, who was accused of staging a racist, homophobic ...