Jussie Smollett headed back to jail after conviction for hoax attack upheld on appeal

On Friday, an Illinois appeals court upheld disgraced actor Jussie Smollett's conviction for staging a hate crime attack against himself. He was found guilty of wasting police time, among other things.

According to TMZ, the three-panel court ruled 2-1 in favor of upholding the conviction.
 

Smollett was convicted in 2021 and spent just 6 days in Cook County jail before being released while appealing the conviction. With the conviction being upheld, the actor will return to finish out his 150-day sentence.

Smollett’s team could decide to appeal the case to the Illinois Supreme Court, which could then decide whether or not to hear the case.