Jussie Smollett’s conviction over alleged hoax overturned
On Thursday (Nov. 21), the Illinois Supreme Court overturned Jussie Smollett’s 2021 conviction for allegedly staging a racist and homophobic attack against himself and lying to police. The court ruled that Special Prosecutor Dan Webb should not have been allowed to reinstate charges after Cook County State Attorney Kim Foxx dropped them in exchange for a $10,