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Jussie Smollett attends the 12th Annual Vision Community Foundation Gala at Atlanta Marriott Buckhead Hotel & Conference Center on June 28, 2024 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Derek White/Getty Images)

Jussie Smollett conviction overturned

Kelly McClure
Actor Jussie Smollett leaves the Leighton Courthouse after his court appearance on March 26, 2019 in Chicago, Illinois. This morning in court it was announced that all charges were dropped against the actor. (Nuccio DiNuzzo/Getty Images)

Smollett sentenced to 150 days for hoax

Kelly McClure
Former "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett leaves the Leighton Criminal Courts Building as the jury begins deliberation during his trial on December 8, 2021 in Chicago, Illinois. Smollett is accused of lying to police when he reported that two masked men physically attacked him, yelling racist and anti-gay remarks near his Chicago home in 2019. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Smollett convicted of hate crime lying

Trish Rooney
Actor Jussie Smollett leaves Leighton Criminal Courthouse on February 24, 2020 in Chicago, Illinois. Smollett pleaded not guilty to charges of disorderly conduct in a new criminal case connected to allegations he staged a hate crime on himself. (Nuccio DiNuzzo/Getty Images)

Smollett fights charges in alleged hoax

Matthew Rozsa
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Jussie Smollett (AP Photo/Dennis Van Tine/STAR MAX)

Smollett indicted on six new charges

Matthew Rozsa
Jussie Smollett (Getty/Angela Weiss)

Jussie Smollett not returning to Empire

Steve Greene - Indiewire
Noah Wyle as Daniel Calder in "The Red Line" (Elizabeth Morris/CBS)

Smart Watch: The Red Line travels heavy

Melanie McFarland
(YouTube/Saturday Night Live)

"SNL" absolutely roasts Jussie Smollett

Jude Dry - Indiewire
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Jussie Smollett; Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel (Getty/Nuccio DiNuzzo/AP/Mark Schiefelbein)

The absurd outrage over Jussie Smollett

David Masciotra
Feb. 21, 2019 booking photo released by Chicago Police Department shows Jussie Smollett (Chicago Police Department via AP)

Charges against Jussie Smollett dropped

Rachel Leah
Terrence Howard, Trai Byers, Jussie Smollett and Bryshere Y. Gray in "Empire" (Chuck Hodes/FOX.)

"Empire" returns during Smollett case

Hanh Nguyen - Indiewire
R. Kelly being interviewed by Gayle King (YouTube/CBS News)

The danger of R. Kelly's tears

D. Watkins
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Ellen Page (Getty/Rich Polk)

Ellen Page speaks out on hate crimes

Jon Blistein - Rolling Stone
(Fox News)

Tucker Carlson: "Hate crimes are rare!"

Shira Tarlo
(Youtube/Real Time with Bill Maher)

Bill Maher takes on red states

Matthew Rozsa
Jussie Smollett; Firearms and ammunition that were in the motion for detention pending trial in the case against Christopher Paul Hasson. (Getty/Angela Weiss/U.S. District Court via AP)

Right can't hide truth on hate crimes

Amanda Marcotte
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Laura Ingraham (Getty/Timothy Clary)

Ingraham guest: US is "in a civil war"

Cody Fenwick - Alternet
Jussie Smollett; Donald Trump (AP/Getty/Salon)

Not all hoaxes are created equal

Amanda Marcotte
Feb. 21, 2019 booking photo released by Chicago Police Department shows Jussie Smollett (Chicago Police Department via AP)

Cops accuse Smollett of exploiting race

Brendan Skwire - Raw Story
Feb. 21, 2019 booking photo released by Chicago Police Department shows Jussie Smollett (Chicago Police Department via AP)

At least 1 thing Smollett said was true

Rachel Leah
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Savannah Guthrie interviews Nick Sandmann (NBC)

How confessional morning news fails us

Melanie McFarland
Jussie Smollett (Getty/Angela Weiss)

Jussie Smollett and "MAGA country"

D. Watkins
IMAGE DISTRIBUTED FOR AIDS HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION - Jussie Smollett attends AHF's National Black AIDS/Awareness Day event at H.O.M.E. Beverly Hills, Saturday, Feb. 7, 2015 in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Jeff Lewis / AP Images for AIDS Healthcare Foundation ) (Jeff Lewis)

Smollett: "There is no closet"

Anna Silman
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