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Jussie Smollett conviction overturned by Illinois Supreme Court
The Illinois Supreme Court overturned actor Jussie Smollett’s conviction Thursday on charges that he staged an attack against himself in Chicago in 2019 and then lied about it. Smollett appealed his conviction, arguing that a special prosecutor in Cook County should not have intervened after his charges were initially dropped. The actor, who is Black and gay, claimed in 2019 that two men assaulted him in an attack he described as racist and homophobic. The claim led to a search for suspects and international concern for the “Empire” actor. He was convicted of lying in 2021 but maintained his innocence. Smollett appealed his conviction last year, but an Illinois appeals court u

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