Jussie Smollett is to be released from jail on bond, a court has ordered during appeal on his conviction of staging a fake hate crime, according to AP.
The former Empire actor, 39, was sentenced to 150 days in Cook County Jail after being found guilty of lying to police about the attack.
He will be released on a $150,000 personal recognisance bond and can now leave the Chicago prison while his lawyers work on his appeal.
