US actor Jussie Smollett, who was jailed for staging a racist and homophobic attack against himself in 2019, has successfully overturned his conviction.

In 2021, a jury found the former star of the television drama Empire guilty of five counts of felony disorderly conduct.

He was sentenced to 150 days in prison but served just six before being freed pending an appeal.

Smollett – who is gay and black – told police he was the victim of an attack by two masked strangers in Chicago…