The Illinois Supreme Court has officially overturned Jussie Smollett’s convictions. Yep, you read that right—Jussie’s plot armor is apparently stronger than anyone thought.
Quick recap for those who somehow missed this drama: Back in 2019, Jussie, now 42, was accused of staging a hate crime involving racist and homophobic slurs. The saga gave us twists, turns, and Subway sandwiches at 2 a.m. He was convicted, sentenced to 150 days in jail, and, naturally, maintained his innocence with the determination of someone who swears their Netflix password is “password123.”
After serving a whopping six days behind bars (which is barely enough time to finish binge-watching a show, let alone serve time), Jussie was released while the appeal process got underway.
Fast forward to today: The Illinois Supreme Court dropped a legal bombshell, stating, and I’m paraphrasing here, “Look, the public was mad about how the first trial went, but you know what’s worse? The state not keeping its promises. So, yeah, we’re hitting undo on this one.”
Translation: The court basically said, “Rules are rules, even if this entire situation feels like a deleted scene from Clue.” And just like that, they’re initiating a dismissal.
As for Jussie, we imagine he’s somewhere out there saying, “See? Told ya!” while prepping his memoir titled The Boy Who Lived. Stay tuned—this saga might not be over just yet.