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Jussie Smollett’s conviction in 2019 attack on himself is overturned

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Jussie Smollett's conviction overturned on charges he staged a racist and homophobic attack against himself in 2019 .

The actor, who is Black and gay, claimed two men assaulted him, spouted racial and homophobic slurs and tossed a noose around his neck.

Prosecutors alleged he staged the attack because he was unhappy with the studio’s response to hate mail he received.

A jury convicted him of five counts of disorderly conduct in 2021 ; he has maintained his innocence.