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Jussie Smollett Cleared By Illinois Supreme Court In Overturned Hoax Case Conviction

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The Illinois Supreme Court officially overturned Jussie Smollett’s conviction in his hate crime hoax case on Thursday (November 21), according to TMZ. Moreover, they spoke with Jussie’s attorney Nenye Uche about the news. “Obviously, we’re ecstatic, we’re happy,” he remarked. “But really, my position is, it shouldn’t have gone this far. This prosecution was not a prosecution, it was a persecution. […] One thing I want to really emphasize here is this was not a divided court. This was a unanimous decision. […] [Smollett] was very pleasantly surprised.” For those unaware, he received a 150-day jail sentence back in 2022 for staging a hate crime against himself.

Since then, Jussie Smollett went through a few different processes of appeal, seeing doors shut in his face before the Illinois Supreme Court heard him out. As such, this new ruling means that he will not have to fulfill his original sentence and cannot face another trial. State’s Attorney Kim Foxx reached a plea deal with the actor that made him forfeit his $10,000 bond and fulfill 15 hours of community service. Per the court, since he fulfilled these hours and more, he shouldn’t have faced a second prosecution, which is when he went to jail before entering appeal.

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Jussie Smollett Conviction Overturned

Previously, Jussie Smollett had received a 30-month probation sentence as part of this 150-day prison sentence. “Today we resolve a question about the State’s responsibility to honor the agreements it makes with defendants. The State is bound by the agreement,” the Illinois Supreme Court wrote of this latest update. They actually did not focus on the details of the case and allegations themselves, but rather on the deal that the prosecution and the defense originally struck.

Sadly, though, this good news for Jussie Smollett comes amid less heartening material, such as his mother almost falling victim to burglary. Two men reportedly attempted to break into her home, but they quickly left the Los Angeles property when she realized what was going on and confronted them. Regardless, this must alleviate that stress at least a little bit, as he’s been dealing with this for a long time. We’ll see what else Smollett and his family have to say about all this.

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Jussie Smollett Reveals How Much He Spent On Chicago Hoax Case

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Since 2019, Jussie Smollet, has been fighting for his innocence in regard to his infamous Chicago hoax case. If you remember, he says he was attacked by two men who were hurling racist and homophobic slurs at him. The assailants accused him of staging the entire debacle to get more publicity and speed up his path to stardom. Moreover, the police were claiming he did the exact same thing. After lots of court appearances, 2022, would be the time that Smollet was convicted and received a 150-day sentence behind jail bars, along with probation and fines.

Instead, he wound up only serving six days and it’s been an uphill battle for Smollet ever since to try and clear his name. Just several days ago, he told PEOPLE what a “dark” time it was when he was arrested for disorderly conduct and falsifying a police report. “I was numb. I didn’t know how to connect the dots, I really genuinely did not know.”

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Jussie Smollet Gets Emotional Talking About His Hoax Case

 
 
 
 
 
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Similarly, he got emotional talking with ET about it in a recent interview mostly surrounding his film, Lost Holliday. In speaking with Nischelle Turner, Smollet was fighting back tears while firmly maintaining his position that he did nothing wrong. “I want to have all of these things in my life, and I don’t want to have a felony on my record for something that I didn’t do. That’s what we’re fighting for,” he said according to The Hollywood Reporter. He doesn’t want to lay down and give up for that, but also because he’s spent “almost $3 million” of his own money. Smollet also is adamant about fighting because, “As a human and as a man, as a Black man and as an openly gay Black man, I have a problem with letting them win on something they shouldn’t be able to.”

What are your thoughts on Jussie Smollett revealing to have spent $3 million on his Chicago hoax case? Do you think he’s telling the truth or are you still not buying it and why? We would like to hear what you have to say, so leave your thoughts in the comments. Additionally, always keep it locked in with HNHH for all of the latest news surrounding Jussie Smollet. Finally, stay with us for everything else going on in the pop culture world.

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