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Court grants Smollett jail release during appeal

Actor Jussie Smollett is led out of the courtroom after being sentenced at the Leighton Criminal Court Building on March 10, 2022, in Chicago. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune via AP, Pool)

Former ‘Empire’ actor Jussie Smollett begins 150-day jail …

Actor Jussie Smollett appears with his attorneys at his sentencing hearing at the Leighton Criminal Court Building on March 10, 2022, in Chicago. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune via AP, Pool)

Jussie Smollett sentenced to jail over staged attack

Former "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett leaves the Leighton Criminal Courthouse in Chicago, Monday Feb. 24, 2020. (AP Photo/Matt Marton File)

Former ‘Empire’ actor Jussie Smollett to be sentenced …

Former "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett leaves a Chicago courthouse on Feb. 24, 2020. (Matt Marton/Associated Press)

Jury finds former ‘Empire’ actor Jussie Smollett guilty …

Actor Jussie Smollett, right, departs the Leighton Criminal Courthouse Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2021, with his mother, Janet, after Cook County Judge James Linn gave the case to the jury in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

Jury begins deliberations in Jussie Smollett trial

Actor Jussie Smollett arrives at the Leighton Criminal Courthouse on Dec. 8, 2021, day seven of his trial in Chicago. (Charles Rex Arbogast/Associated Press)

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Jussie Smollett back on stand after saying that claims …

In this courtroom sketch, actor Jussie Smollett takes the stand in his own defense Monday, Dec. 6, 2021, at the Leighton Criminal Courthouse on day five of his trial in Chicago. (AP Photo/Cheryl Cook)

Accused of staging hate crime attack, Jussie Smollett …

Review finds ‘operational failures’ in Jussie Smollett …

Flanked by attorneys and supporters, actor Jussie Smollett walks out of the Leighton Criminal Courthouse after pleading not guilty to a new indictment on Feb. 24, 2020 in Chicago. (Credit: Nuccio DiNuzzo/Getty Images)

Jussie Smollett Pleads Not Guilty to Restored Charges

Flanked by attorneys and supporters, actor Jussie Smollett walks out of the Leighton Criminal Courthouse after pleading not guilty to a new indictment on Feb. 24, 2020 in Chicago. (Credit: Nuccio DiNuzzo/Getty Images)

Jussie Smollett to Appear in Court on New Charges

Actor Jussie Smollett after his court appearance at Leighton Courthouse on March 26, 2019, in Chicago, Illinois.(Credit: Nuccio DiNuzzo/Getty Images)

Actor Jussie Smollett Indicted on New Charges for …

Actor Jussie Smollett leaves the Leighton Courthouse after his court appearance on March 26, 2019 in Chicago, Illinois. (Credit: Nuccio DiNuzzo/Getty Images)

Special Prosecutor Appointed in Probe of Jussie Smollett …

Empire actor Jussie Smollett leaves Cook County jail after posting bond on February 21, 2019 in Chicago, Illinois. (Credit: Nuccio DiNuzzo/Getty Images)