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Jussie Smollett appeals hate crime hoax conviction

By Brady Knox
Published March 2, 2023 11:46pm ET
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Jussie Smollett appeals hate crime hoax conviction
Empire actor Jussie Smollett, leaves the Leighton Criminal Court Building after his hearing on Thursday, March 14, 2019, in Chicago. | (Ashlee Rezin/AP)

Disgraced television star Jussie Smollett is appealing his conviction of staging a fake hate crime against himself.

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