Jussie Smollett’s attorney said the actor will be cleared of all charges once an appeal is filed.
Nenye Uche told reporters Smollett is “100% innocent” and the team believes “he will be cleared of all, all charges of every crime. The verdict is inconsistent,” he said. speak. “You can’t say Jussie lied and say Jussie didn’t lie for the exact same incident.”
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“We’re confident in our appellate system,” Uche said. “We have confidence in our Illinois Supreme Court, and we’re confident that at the end of the day, what’s out there in the news media and on gossip forums won’t have a chance to go to court. .”
Jussie was found guilty of five counts of disruptive conduct – each separately he was charged with lying to police in the days immediately following the alleged assault. The actor was acquitted after the sixth charge, for lying to a detective in mid-February.
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