Illinois Appeals Court Upholds Jussie Smollett’s Convictions for 2019 Hate Crime Hoax – Is He Headed Back to Jail? | WATCH
*(CNN) — An Illinois appeals court on Friday affirmed “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett’s disorderly conduct convictions for making false reports to the Chicago Police Department in 2019 that he was a victim of a hate crime. Smollett can appeal the decision to the Illinois Supreme Court. A jury found Smollett guilty in December 2021 of five out