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Jussie Smollett’s conviction in 2019 attack on himself is overturned

  • The Illinois Supreme Court has overturned Jussie Smollett's conviction for staging a racist and homophobic attack against himself in 2019.
  • The court ruled that a special prosecutor should not have intervened after the Cook County state's attorney dropped charges against Smollett.
  • Smollett was convicted of five counts of disorderly conduct in 2021, but the ruling did not comment on his claim of innocence.
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