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An appeals court upheld the disorderly conduct convictions Friday of actor Jussie Smollett, who was accused of staging a racist, homophobic attack against himself in 2019 and lying about it to Chicago police.Smollett, who appeared in the TV show Empire, challenged the role of a special prosecutor, jury selection, evidence and many other aspects of the case. But all were turned aside in a 2-1 opinion from the Illinois Appellate Court.Smollett had reported to police that he was the victim of a racist and homophobic attack by two men wearing ski masks. The search for the attackers soon turned into an investigation of Smollett himself, leading to his arrest on cha
stanley thermobecher rges he had orchestrated the whole thing.Authorities said he paid two men whom he knew from work on Empire, which filmed in Chicago. Prosecutors said Smollett told the men what slurs to shout, and to yell that he was in MAGA Country, a reference to Donald Trumps presidential campaign slogan.A jury convicted Smollett in 202
stanley germany 1 on five felony counts of disorderly conduct, a charge that can be filed in Illinois when a person lies to police.He now will have to finish a 150-day stint in jail that was part of his sentence. Smollett spent just six days in jail w
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LOS ANGELES 鈥?The half-sister of actress Drew Barrymore was found dead in her vehicle parked on a suburban San Diego street, the San Diego County Coroner said on Wednesday.Jessica Barrymore, 47, daughter of actor Joh
vaso stanley n Drew Barrymore, died in National City, south of San Diego, on Tuesday, two days before her birt
stanley espana hday, the coroner said.A San Diego television station reported that she worked at a local pet store.Drew Barrymore, 39, the star of films Scream and Charlies Angels, said she did not know her half-sister well. Although I only met her briefly, I wish her and her loved ones as much peace as possible and Im so incredibly sorry for their loss, Barrymore said in a statement.San Diegos ABC TV-affiliate KGTV reported that Barr
stanley germany ymores body was found by a local woman who said the car was blocking her driveway and dozens of pills were scattered on the vehicles passenger seat.The coroners office planned to conduct an autopsy to determine cause of death on Wednesday.The Barrymores father, the son of early Hollywood star John Barrymore, was married several times. He died in 2004.More articles from the BDN
