Illinois appeals court upholds actor Jussie Smollett's convictions, jail sentence
The actor was accused of staging a racist, homophobic attack against himself in 2019 and lying about it to Chicago police.
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The actor was accused of staging a racist, homophobic attack against himself in 2019 and lying about it to Chicago police.
(CNN) — An Illinois appeals court on Friday affirmed “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett’s disorderly conduct convictions for making false reports to the Chicago Police Department in 2019 that he was
Jussie Smollett lost his appeal on Friday of his conviction for faking a hate crime against himself.
An appeals court has upheld the disorderly conduct convictions 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. Smollett, who appeared in the TV show “Empire,” challenged the role of a special prosecutor, jury selection, evidence and many other aspects of the case. But all were turned aside in a 2-1 opinion from the Illinois Appellate Court.
An appeals court upheld the disorderly conduct convictions of the "Empire" actor, who was accused of staging a racist, homophobic attack against himself in 2019 and lying about it to Chicago police.