Jussie Smollett's Attorneys Appeal Hate Crime Hoax Conviction
Smollet was convicted in 2021.
March 3, 2023
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Smollet was convicted in 2021.
Nikki Joly, named Citizen of the Year for activist work, is accused of a hate-crime hoax.
Smollett's legal team said he was in danger in jail and that his sentence would be over by the time the appeals process concluded.
Current and former colleagues say his remarks about women being past their prime were just the latest in a long line of problematic pronouncements.
In 2021, a jury convicted Smollett on five counts of disorderly conduct.
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The former Empire star was convicted in December of five counts of disorderly conduct related to staging a racist and homophobic attack on himself and lying to police about it.
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"It wasn't an easy decision. You've got the mother sitting there. You feel bad."
The motive "pissed everybody off," said the Chicago police superintendent.
The charges from a Chicago grand jury pertain to allegations that the actor made a false report of a hate crime.
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The announcement comes as the out actor appeals his conviction on charges that he faked a hate crime against himself.
Besides criminal charges, Smollett has been sued by the City of Chicago for more than $130,000 in police overtime
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