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Jussie Smollett conviction in hate crime attack hoax overturned by Illinois Supreme Court
The conviction against actor Jussie Smollett for falsely reporting a hate crime to Chicago police in 2019 has been overturned by the state’s supreme court over prosecutorial issues. Smollett’s case was reviewed by the Illinois Supreme Court, which ruled Thursday that the former “Empire” actor should not have been charged after he entered a non-prosecution…