Jussie Smollett’s Felony Disorderly Conduct Conviction Upheld by Appeals Court

Jussie Smollett, the former Empire actor who was convicted of staging and reporting a hate crime on himself in 2019, may have to finish a 150-day jail sentence that was cut short last year, The Associated Press reports. Smollett had appealed his conviction, but an Illinois court has now upheld it. The AP reports that, … Read more