Jussie Smollett lawyers ask court to toss convictions in attack hoax: 'Is it fair?'

Jussie Smollett's lawyers told an Illinois appellate court Tuesday it should toss the former "Empire" actor's convictions for staging a racist, homophobic attack against himself in 2019 and then lying about it to Chicago police, arguing that anger over the case led to properly dismissed charges being improperly restored.

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