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Jussie Smollett’s release proves that white privilege is fake

By Christopher Tremoglie
Published March 18, 2022 12:43pm ET
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Jussie Smollett’s release proves that white privilege is fake
Actor Jussie Smollett at the Leighton Criminal Courthouse for jury selection at his trial in Chicago. | (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

Jussie Smollett is guilty as sin, yet he was ordered released from jail on Wednesday by an Illinois appellate court. And that says it all.

The disgraced actor, sentenced to 150 days in prison for faking a hate crime against himself in 2019, was released on a $150,000 personal recognizance bond as he awaits an appeal of his conviction.

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