Philadelphia Front Page News Justice News In Brief: Illinois Supreme Court Overturns Conviction against Jussie Smollett forwarded by Allsides News frontpagenews1@yahoo.com
Above: Jussie Smollettc, Actor
On Thursday, the Illinois Supreme Court overturned a 2021 disorderly conduct conviction against actor Jussie Smollett on charges related to him faking a homophobic and racist hate crime in Chicago during 2019.
The Details: Smollett falsely claimed two men assaulted him while saying he was in “MAGA country” and tossed a noose around his neck. The hoax led to a search for the perpetrators by Chicago police until they believed the attack was faked. Two men later testified that Smollet paid them $3,500 to stage the attack. Smollett reached a deal with the Cook County State Attorney’s Office, under Attorney Kim Foxx, in which charges would be dropped for community service and the forfeiture of his $10,000 bond.
For Context: The agreement led to backlash online, including then-Mayor Rahm Emanuel calling it “a whitewash of justice.” Later, a grand jury re-established the charges after a special prosecutor took on the case. The Illinois Supreme Court ruled that a special prosecutor should not charge Smollet after Smollet’s charges had already been dropped.
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