Smollett

In 2019, Smollett said he was the victim of a racist and homophobic attack.

Jussie Smollett, the actor accused of staging a hate crime hoax, has had his conviction overturned five years after he was first arrested.

The Illinois Supreme Court has overturned a conviction against actor Jussie Smollett, who prosecutors accused of staging a racist and homophobic attack against himself in 2019 in Chicago.

“������ should have been a straightforward case has been complicated by the intersection of politics and public outrage,” Smollett’s attorneys wrote in Monday’s filing.

It has a ripple effect, said actor Jurnee Smollett, referencing the range of women taking on roles behind the cameras.