The Illinois Supreme Court has reversed his conviction on due process grounds, arguing that Smollett could not be prosecuted again after his case was previously dismissed.
An Illinois appellate court has upheld Jussie Smollett’s conviction for staging a hate crime. According to Variety, the First District Appellate Court rejected his appeal in a 2-1 vote conducted on Friday. A jury convicted Smollet in December 2021. An Illinois judge sentenced him to 150 days in the Cook County jail for five felony […]
Jussie Smollett stopped by Sway In the Morning to share more about his new film "B-Boy Blues" and how he's been adjusting to life in the aftermath of his 2019 hate crime hoax conviction.
Jussie Smollett addressed his court case and maintained his innocence in his new song "Thank You God" 3 weeks after his release from jail. The Empire star was sentenced to 150 days in jail and 30 months of probation after his felony conviction for staging the hate crime he reported in 2019.
Freddie Gibbs has never held back his opinion, so his outspoken thoughts about Jussie Smollett's recent sentencing shouldn't come as a surprise.
Jussie Smollett's team is demanding he be released from jail asap as they feel his health, COVID, and threats all pose risk with him being behind bars.
A number of star-studded celebs are now standing in solidarity with former Empire actor, Jussie Smollett following his prison sentencing earlier last week.
Jussie Smollett was sentenced to 150 days in jail and 30 months federal probation after being convicted of giving police false statements in regards to his hate crime hoax
Actor Jussie Smollett filed a motion for a new trial or to throw out his conviction for falsely reporting a hate crime against him in 2019. He claims his constitutional rights were violated in biased jury selection and witness intimidation from the prosecution.
The only Black juror in Jussie Smollet hate crime hoax case, 63-year-old Andre Hope speaks out about the actors nonsensical testimony
Jussie Smollett’s friend and CNN anchor Don Lemon concedes on air that the actor did lie about his alleged hate crime attack in Chicago
Jury selection is underway in the trial of former "Empire" star Jussie Smollett. The actor, who identifies as gay, was allegedly involved in a vicious hate crime attack in 2019 that left him badly bruised and hospitalized.