Jussie Smollett: How US court overturns actor’s fake assault conviction

The Illinois Supreme Court for the United States on Thursday overturned the conviction of actor Jussie Smollett on charges that he staged a racist and homophobic attack against himself in front of downtown Chicago in 2019 and lied to police.

According to the state Supreme Court’s ruling, the special prosecutor may not intervene after the Cook County prosecutor dropped charges against Smollett in exchange for forgetting my $10,000 bond and performing community service.

The verdict and appeal against Smollett continued to claim his innocence.

Smollett, we’re black and gay, claims two men attacked me, shouted racist and homophobic epithets at me and put a rope around my neck, leading to a massive search for suspects by Chicago police detectives who broke news of the make the whole world.

Smollett starred in the television drama “Empire,” the film for Chicago, and prosecutors allege the attack was carried out because he was unhappy with the studio’s response to hate mail we receive.

The police investigate my claim, detectives later focus on Smollett himself and accuse me of organizing false hate crimes against myself.

Smollett’s attorneys claim the lawsuit violates Fifth Amendment protections after Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx’s office agreed to dismiss charges against am. to drop.

January 29, 2019: According to Jussie Smollett’s report, they were attacked. Chicago police say they are investigating the suspected racist and homophobic attack on Jussie Smollett.

January 30, 2019: Celebrities and fans are sending good wishes to the actor.

January 31, 2019: Smollett refuses to hand over the OVA’s phone to police investigating the attack.

Dem bin wants to confirm the details – including the MAGA references – as the actor said to his manager on the phone at the time.

A day later the police say: ‘No victim. We don’t treat me like a criminal.’

Dem says there is no demand for a phone.

February 1, 2019: Smollett talked about this incident for the first time.

The actor said “OK” after the incident as a thank you to his supporters.

February 11, 2019: Di actor sends IM phone recordings.

February 14, 2019: The police arrest two interesting pipos and question them, but they are not charged and they are not treated as suspects.

Dem be Obabinjo (Ola) and Abimbola (Abel) Osundairo, originally from Nigeria.

Dem bin works like Empire extras.

Some of the items police seize when raiding a home include a black face mask, Empire script, phone, receipts, red hat and bleach.

February 17, 2019: Chicago police say there are new developments in this case, a day after releasing the Osundairo brothers without charges.

February 20, 2019: Police are charging Smollett with “disorderly conduct/filing a false police report.”

February 21, 2019: The police arrest Smollett.

February 22, 2019: Empire suspends Smollett. The TV show’s executive producers released a statement saying the actor could go for the final two episodes of the latest series.

Dem says allegations against them are “disturbing.”

February 25, 2019: Reporters for the US obtain a copy of the $3,500 check allegedly paid to Abel Osundairo for the attack.

March 1, 2019: The Osundairo brothers released a statement saying they “regret” their involvement.

March 14, 2019: Smollett appears in court but pleads not guilty.

March 27, 2019: The court drops the case, but Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel says it is “a condonation of justice.”

March 29, 2019: Police order Smollett to pay $130,000 (£99,000) to cover police officer costs, including overtime in the case.

April 12, 2019: Chicago police are suing the actor for refusing to pay.

April 23, 2019: The Osundairo brothers are suing the actors’ lawyers. They’ve revealed that Jussie Smollett’s legal team has filed a defamation suit against the Osundairo brothers – we say they’re still accused of carrying out a racist and homophobic attack on the actor.

April 30, 2019: TV Network Fox Confam says Smollett will not return for Empire’s sixth season.

February 12, 2020: Smollett faces six new charges. Di actor was charged with six counts of lying to police.

November 29, 2021: The Smollett trial begins.

December 9, 2021: The court says Smollett is guilty of five of the six disorderly conduct charges, meaning they cannot prove the last one in court.

March 11, 2022: Three years after the fake attack and the first police report, Jussie Smollett was sentenced to 150 days in prison and fined $145,000 (£110,000).

My sentence also includes 30 months probation.

March 17, 2022: After six days I was released from prison after my lawyers appealed. I am allowed to sign a bond of $150,000 (£114,000) before I am released from Cook County Jail.

November 21, 2024: Court quashed the conviction after two years.

Smollett’s attorneys continue to work on the appeal for more than two years.

They claim they don’t expect the charges to be refiled in 2020 after the Cook County State Attorney Office already dropped the charges in exchange for community service the year before.

Judges for Illinois agree that it is unfair for the court to not give credit to the agreement.

“We are aware that this case has not aroused public interest and that many people are dissatisfied with the resolution of the original case and believe it to be unfair,” the judges said.

Smollett always says I’m innocent and the victim of a crime – sometimes there’s no address in the court document.