Jussie Smollettmade a rare appearance in spotlight on Tuesday night.The troubled actor was seen arrivingat Harry Belafonte's 95th Birthday at The Town Hall in New York City.However, the former Empire star - who was convicted in December 2021 of lying to police in January 2019 about what he said was a racist, homophobic attack - did not walk the red carpet of the event.
Jussie Smollett makes a rare public appearance at Harry Belafonte's 95th birthday bash in NYC... as he files documents requesting a new trial months after guilty verdictThe sighting comes after it was revealed that the actor's legal team have filed documents to request a new trial unless the judge reverses the verdict and finds him not guilty of disorderly conduct for faking the police report, according toTMZ.
The actor requested the new trial two months after he was found guilty by the jurors of five of the six felony charges against him.The outlet reported that Jussie claimed his constitutional rights were violated after his legal team was blocked from participating in the juror selection process.
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