It's wrong that this narcissistic lying racist asshole has still not completed his sentence, since it's still under appeal with the Illinois Supreme Court, but I do believe that he will lose and will have to serve the remaining 143 days of his sentence.

I'm not going to get wrapped up in the tiresome proclamations against a "two-tiered" system of justice. I prefer to concentrate on the inevitability of a ruling from the ultimate arbiter of this case and hold fast to the belief that justice will be served, and I savor the fact that his refusal to admit his guilt in the face of truly overwhelming evidence brands him for the rest of his life as the coward he is.


Jussie Smollett's career has 'hit bottom' despite maintaining innocence over hate crime hoax

Nearly six years after allegedly staging a racist and homophobic attack on himself and being found guilty of five felony counts of disorderly conduct two years later, Jussie Smollett seems more determined than ever to fight for his truth and rebuild his career in Hollywood.

However, according to experts, the 42-year-old actor — who recently returned to the silver screen with his new movie, "The Lost Holliday" — has not only "hit bottom" as far as his professional career goes, Smollett has acquired a new level of what a lawyer called "delusional" in his effort to maintain innocence.

"He's already hit bottom, it's going to take a while until he can push off the floor and really start swimming back to the surface," Doug Eldridge, founder of Achilles PR, told Fox News Digital. "That said, you can either give up and float to the top or you can swim against the current back to the top. However, your career only has a pulse in one of those two scenarios."

It's possible [Smollett may always be viewed as a liar]," Eldridge added. "The real question is whether his career will recover in spite of it."

In a new interview with Entertainment Tonight, Smollett maintained his innocence and said he will continue to do so, no matter the cost.

"I want to have all of these things in my life, and I don’t want to have a felony on my record for something that I didn’t do," Smollett told the outlet. "That’s what we’re fighting for. I know that on the surface it probably seems like why doesn’t he just serve the time, why doesn’t he just let this go? It would be easier if I had in fact done this to say that I did it. I wouldn’t have spent almost $3 million of my own money. I wouldn’t have had a trial."

"I’ve stood by, not my truth but the truth for the entire time, almost six years," he added. "I haven’t switched my story up. I haven’t changed anything that I ever said. I stand by every single thing that I’ve ever said. Everyone else in the situation, every single person, has changed their story numerous times."

There's one problem though, says Gene Roy, retired chief of detectives for the Chicago Police Department, his story "was false from the word go."

"Jussie is absolutely correct when he claims that his story has never changed," Roy told Fox News Digital. "But the problem is that his story was false from the word go. His story didn't change, but the diligent investigation by the Chicago Police Department uncovered the facts. And the facts are what matters."

"These sorts of things can be overcome — there is a long list of Hollywood actors who have had brushes with the law, resolved them and moved on with their lives and gone back to being in movies," Michigan trial attorney Jamie White of White Law PLLC, added. "But his idea to keep going on and ‘fighting for the truth’ — it strikes me as delusional."

In January 2019, the "Empire" actor reported to Chicago police that he had been attacked by two men wearing ski masks. Smollett, an openly gay Black man, was then accused of orchestrating the attack on himself and lying to police about it. An investigation was opened and Smollett was eventually arrested.

The charges against him were dropped and then refiled a year later, and he was convicted in 2021 of five felony counts of disorderly conduct.

He was sentenced to 150 days in jail on March 10, 2022. The actor was also sentenced to 30 months felony probation, restitution to the city of Chicago in the amount of $120,106, and a fine of $25,000.

In March 2023, Smollett’s legal team filed an appeal brief. The case is currently being reviewed by the Illinois State Court.

"I really don't think there's too much more that Jesse can do in his fight for the truth," Roy said. "At this point the decision as to his guilt or innocence is in the hands of the Illinois Supreme Court."

As far as regaining the public's trust and rebuilding his career, it may just not be in the cards for Smollett, says Jonathan Alpert, a psychotherapist and author of "Be Fearless: Change Your Life in 28 Days."

"In the interview with ET, Smollett says ‘my truth.' Well, ‘my truth’ isn't always the actual truth, and that's what Jussie still hasn't accepted," Alpert told Fox News Digital. "Whenever a celebrity or politician is given a second chance by fans or the public, it's usually after an admission of wrongdoing, atonement and an apology. With Smollett, we haven't seen any of this, just defiance."

"In my view, if Smollett had admitted guilt early on and paid the price he might have a better chance at being forgiven by the public and going on to have a successful acting career where he is respected," Alpert continued. "As bad as the crime and lie was, the public is forgiving and generally likes to see people improve. Whether it's overcoming a drug addiction, an affair, or in Jussie's case, an elaborate bogus plan to make certain people look bad based simply on their skin color and political affiliation."

"However, Jussie has not admitted guilt and apologized," he added. "If Smollett had taken a page out of the Hugh Grant or Will Smith playbook and admitted guilt early on, he might have a better chance at being forgiven by the public and going on to have a successful acting career where he is respected."

That idiot deserves everything he gets, plus lifetime public scorn. Hit him over the head with the whole book, twice.

Am I missing something, he was convicted right?

No longer need to use the “alleged” modifier.



” Nearly six years after allegedly staging a racist and homophobic attack on himself and being found guilty of five felony counts of disorderly conduct two years later, Jussie Smollett seems more determined than ever to fight for his truth and rebuild his career in Hollywood.”

FIFY….

The left loves this 'my truth' crap.

It's a way to avoid confronting inconvenient truths when somebody calls them out for their blatant lies. "You are a dude wearing a dress!"
"No, I am living my life according to *my truth*"

Of course, THE Truth is that jussie here is a lying dirtbag that got caught in his lie, and for whatever reason (pride, arrogance, delusion) cannot man up and admit it. . .

It’s sickening to me that this piece of shit gets to skate this long on his incarceration especially when it is so very obvious that it was staged. The fact that he continues to lie and profess innocence in the face of overwhelming evidence to the contrary is even more galling. I’m just happy his career is in the shitter as he has become too toxic- NOBODY believes him; not even his supporters. They just can’t admit it openly because racism or some such nonsense. I’ll be pleased when he hits jail again and relish the thought of his career being over forever as he fades to obscurity.

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"He's already hit bottom, it's going to take a while until he can push off the floor and really start swimming back to the surface," Doug Eldridge, founder of Achilles PR, told Fox News Digital. "That said, you can either give up and float to the top or you can swim against the current back to the top. However, your career only has a pulse in one of those two scenarios."

There is a third scenario - he stays on the bottom with no pulse. He has lied so long and so often that he truly believes he is innocent. But that's okay...keep throwing money at your lawyers, they love you for that. Ka-ching!

Jussie-fucking-fruit cake.

Holy sheet. 6 years and 3mm in defense lawyers later. If he had just come clean and apologised profusely he would have gotten a few days suspended and after covid nobody would remember. He is the one that keeps this alive and by the way, has this dude had ANY work since then ? What a clown show.

Only work he should have after all this is down on the corner & getting paid for people to smack him about in a cheap hotel room or dark corner.

He's not such a great acting talent or so marketable that he will get much more work in his line of work.
That's his real punishment.

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Jussie Smollett's career has 'hit bottom'

So far. I'm sure he can make it worse.

At some point very shortly after he was accused of faking this, his opportunity to admit his guilt, acknowledge the harm he caused, and ask the public for understanding and forgiveness, vanished forever. If he had done so almost immediately, he would now find himself in a much better position in terms of reputation and finance, and the judge would likely not have hit him with a 150 day sentence.

Utter foolishness on his part, to stick to his lies and denials or so long, when the preponderance of evidence against him is so vast. Imagine if he called a press conference tomorrow and admitted all of it. People would laugh. "No shit," they would say, and te derision would flow like a might river. His small group of supporters would throw up their hands and say "NOW?? You're admitting it now?? You made us out to be fools!"

His mistakes and arrogance will dog him for the rest of his life, and that's no exaggeration. He will always be followed by this footnote, and let's face it- it is by far the most interesting thing about this otherwise lackluster Hollywood personality.

He would be worthy of pity, if not for being such an arrogant, conceited, clueless asshole who tried to promote himself by racial division.

Jussie Smollett’s conviction for racist, homophobic attack hoax tossed in stunning reversal

https://nypost.com/2024/11/21/...sed-on-technicality/

Disgraced actor Jussie Smollett has had his conviction for lying about a fake racist and homophobic attack in downtown Chicago thrown out by the Illinois Supreme Court on a technicality.

The court found that the former “Empire” actor had his rights violated by a special prosecutor’s decision to try him after initial charges against him were previously dropped.

OOOeeeee, that little Minx. Party at Jussie's tonight. WOOT WOOT!

You can't try someone twice for the same crime, but if they drop charges then reinstate them that is not double jeopardy.

It's not all that stunning.

Kim Fox cut him a deal, dismissed the case and just because she showed skanky favoritism, the state can't retry him with a do over, based on public outcry.

He's tainted goods and will find it hard to get a headline job.

If she dismissed with prejudice or if the case was at bar, the Government can't ask for a do over when dismissing, here it seems the Government nolle pros the case with a bilateral agreement with the Defendant, Smollet.

He's radioactive and no one wants to be associated with him let alone give him any work so this really doesn't matter to me.

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Originally posted by Lefty Sig:
You can't try someone twice for the same crime, but if they drop charges then reinstate them that is not double jeopardy.

From what I understand, this is correct. Jussie had the charges dropped by the prosecutor, it was not dismissed by a court.

When charges are dropped, it means that the prosecutor has decided not to proceed with the case for a variety of reasons. But this doesn’t prevent them from reintroducing the charges later if new evidence pop up. When charges are dismissed, this action usually prevents the case from being brought forth again.

Jussie was not tried twice, no double jeopardy occurred.

After looking at the decision it seems he forfeited his bond and did community service in exchange for the charges being dropped and the court says he held up his end of the bargin and the state needs to hold up theirs.

But the upside is he has been shown to be an utter disgrace and probably will never have significant work again.

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