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The “Empire” actor had always maintained his innocence in the bizarre case.
Smollett was photographed reading the late Matthew Perry’s memoir during his rehab stint, which detailed the “Friends” star’s own struggles with addiction.
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“We are proud of him for taking these necessary steps,” a representative for the actor said.
“He’s not one of those Jan. 6 guys rotting in solitary for more than a year,” the Fox News host said. “He’s a Hillary man.”
The “Empire” actor had served less than a week of his 150-day sentence for staging a fake hate crime against himself.
The actor’s brother offered no proof for his claims, though he urged people to support the #FreeJussie campaign.
The former “Empire” star was previously found guilty of orchestrating a fake racist and homophobic attack against himself and lying to police.
Smollett argues that his 2021 trial, which found him guilty of 5 felonies, including falsifying a police report, was unfair.
A new report exposes how he experienced a very different, radically kinder legal system than any “normal” person would have.
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