Illinois Supreme Court reverses actor Jussie Smollett’s conviction
Posted on 11/21/2024
The Illinois Supreme Court on Thursday announced it had overturned the 2021 felony conviction of Jussie Smollett, a television actor who became even more of a household name five years ago after prosecutors said he falsely reported that he had been the victim of a violent hate crime.
A jury convicted Smollett, a former actor on the Fox show “Empire,” in 2021 of five counts of disorderly conduct. He was sentenced to 150 days in jail and ordered to pay a $25,000 fine along with $120,106 in restitution to the city of Chicago. (By the fifth season of “Empire,” the actor was earning $100,000 per episode, The Washington Post has reported.)
A jury convicted Smollett, a former actor on the Fox show “Empire,” in 2021 of five counts of disorderly conduct. He was sentenced to 150 days in jail and ordered to pay a $25,000 fine along with $120,106 in restitution to the city of Chicago. (By the fifth season of “Empire,” the actor was earning $100,000 per episode, The Washington Post has reported.)
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