Jussie Smollett appealing hate crime hoax conviction wasn't 'smartest' decision: expert
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Jussie Smollett's decision to appeal his hate crime hoax might not have been the "smartest" move, according to an expert, as he requests the Illinois Supreme Court to hear his case.
A jury previously found Smollett guilty on five of the six charges of disorderly conduct after a nearly two-week trial in 2021. Smollett, who is Black and gay, reported to Chicago police that he was the victim of a racist and homophobic attack by two men wearing ski masks in January 2019.
"The smartest move would have been to do the time and get it behind him," branding expert Eric Schiffer told Fox News Digital. "These moments where you are revisiting the facts of a case, in which he severely damaged his trust with the public, further reinforces him as a personality the public can't trust."
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