Jussie Smollett News 2024 Schedule. Actor jussie smollett no longer has a conviction for orchestrating a hate crime hoax after the illinois supreme court overturned his 2021 conviction on thursday. The illinois supreme court on wednesday, march 27, 2024, accepted an appeal of smollett’s disorderly conduct conviction for staging a racist and homophobic attack against himself in 2019, then lying to chicago police.
Jussie smollett’s attorney says “rule of law was the big winner” after the illinois supreme court decided thursday to overturn his client’s conviction from three years ago. Actor jussie smollett no longer has a conviction for orchestrating a hate crime hoax after the illinois supreme court overturned his 2021 conviction on thursday.
