Jussie Smollett Loses Appeal, Likely Headed Back to Jail

Jussie Smollett simply took a giant L in courtroom … as a result of his conviction for his hoax assault was simply upheld.

An Illinois appeals courtroom handed down the ruling Friday, with the three-judge panel voting 2-1 to uphold Jussie’s conviction … based on new authorized docs obtained by TMZ.

With the ruling, Jussie seems more likely to return to a Chicago jail to finish his 150-day sentence.

Keep in mind … Jussie was initially convicted in 2022, spending 6 days in Prepare dinner County Jail earlier than being launched whereas making an attempt to get his sentence overturned.

Now, Jussie’s come up empty … however his authorized staff has the choice of interesting this choice to the Illinois Supreme Court docket, which might then resolve on whether or not to listen to the case.

Throughout his attraction, Jussie dropped new music, directed a movie with Vivica A. Fox, labored out with Taraji P. Henson, went to rehab and shaved his head.