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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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Scottie Beam Blasts Joe Budden Over Diddy Silence & Past Jussie Smollett Takes

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Scottie Beam just reignited her beef with Joe Budden over the recent news of the federal raid on Diddy’s properties across various states. Moreover, these relate to investigations of alleged sex trafficking, and Beam thinks that Budden is a part of that conspiracy, which is also an unsubstantiated claim at press time. Specifically, she took issue with how they disagreed over whether or not Jussie Smollett was the victim of a hate crime, with him berating her for believing the lie. Regardless of the specificity of that situation, the media personality is drawing connections between the former Everyday Struggle host’s relative silence on Sean Combs’ case and his staunch opinion on other matters.

“Lmfaooo n***a was gonna beat me up for not calling Jussie a fa**ot when we didn’t have all the info .. but… homeland security at his homie house and it’s quiet,” Scottie Beam tweeted, a subliminal that many interpreted as a shot to Joe Budden. However, there’s a possibility that he already responded to the Diddy raid. Fans took note of a recent cryptic Instagram Story post on the Slaughterhouse MC’s account, in which he posted a picture of himself on his podcasting couch with a drink and sunglasses. Many interpreted this as a sign that he’ll be discussing the new developments in this case, at least in part.

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Scottie Beam Seems To Take Aim At Joe Budden

“I did it for legal reasons,” Joe Budden had said of why he deleted a segment concerning the Diddy allegations from his podcast. “Y’all ain’t about to clip this set up and just attach it to whatever story and narrative you want to attach it to. I know how it goes, and I know how the blog sites work on a slow weekend. I don’t be trying to give them nothing, I be in my little hut somewhere, and they go dig something up. Two, what if that n***a did all that s**t? Why would I want to inherit that? Stop, this ain’t time for your Internet s**t that you do, this is real s**t going on. And three, in the event that some people did not believe [what] Cassie had to say in that civil suit, I don’t think that last week was a good time.

“[Doesn’t] seem like something a responsible podcast could do,” he concluded. “Fourth…. there’s a bunch, I could do this all day long! That n***a listens to this podcast! It means that if you have never been on the other side of accusations and stories being put out about you… Now having to hear the news cycle of people that you know and how they report on it, there’s a responsibility that comes with that. Regardless, the Internet -– like I said -– has the luxury of forming an opinion. I think that n***a did it, I think he didn’t do it. Whatever you think. But right this second, I’ll speak for me, I don’t have proof.” For more on Joe Budden, Scottie Beam, Diddy, and Jussie Smollett, log back into HNHH.

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50 Cent Compares Megan Thee Stallion Case To Jussie Smollett

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Megan Thee Stallion’s court case against her alleged shooter Tory Lanez took some wild turns in the courthouse. Amid missing witnesses, contradicting stories, and backtracked testimonies, Meg and Tory have both faced scrutiny and criticism for their accounts. However, the Houston rapper in particular reckoned with a lot of backlash to her experience and side of the story. 50 Cent is the latest to question Meg’s side, as he published a tweet comparing her to former Power star Jussie Smollett.

LAS VEGAS, NV – MAY 17: (L-R) Recording artist 50 Cent and actors Taraji P. Henson and Jussie Smollett attend the 2015 Billboard Music Awards at MGM Grand Garden Arena on May 17, 2015 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Larry Busacca/BMA2015/Getty Images for dcp)

In 50’s post, he included a meme of Megan morphing into Smollett and a link to his G-Unit merch. Readers likely remember that the actor staged a racist and homophobic attack on himself in 2019 because he was not happy with his salary.

The New York rapper posted the caption, “Damn i’m confused all this shit going around i don’t know what to think. LOL.”

Meg’s been fighting for her case in public since April of this year, where she had her first TV appearance since the July 2020 shooting. Furthermore, she told CBS This Morning‘s Gayle King that she was never intimately close with her alleged shooter. However, in this week’s trial proceedings, the court found that her and Tory Lanez had been romantically involved. Also, Meg’s former best friend Kelsey Harris contradicted her previous testimonies that she saw Tory shoot Megan.

Therefore, her lawyers are concerned that there’s been witness tampering. Meanwhile, the Canadian rapper said that a fight broke out the night of the alleged shooting over jealousy. He claims that he slept with both friends, which started an argument. Moreover, Tory sent an apology to the “NDA” rapper, which he used as primary evidence in court.

He tweeted in February, “Good dick had me f**king 2 best friends, and I got caught. That’s what I apologized 4. It’s sick how u spun it tho.” Unfortunately, male rappers coming down on the female MC’s traumatizing experience has been a trend this year.

What do you think of 50’s jabs? In addition, what’s your take on the legal battle between Megan Thee Stallion and Tory Lanez? Whatever the case, let us know in the comments down below. Also, stay tuned to HNHH for the latest updates on this investigation.

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