CHICAGO — Convicted actor Jussie Smollett has been ordered released from jail pending appeal of his conviction and 150-day sentence for staging a hoax hate crime on himself.
The one-page order issued by the Illinois Appellate Court on Wednesday afternoon stated that Smollett was to be released from Cook County Jail after signing a $150,000 recognizance bond, which would not require him to post any money.
The only explanation offered in the order was that Smollett has never been convicted of a violent offense and would have completed his sentence of incarceration well before his appeal is decided.
