Smollett,
who
underwent
outpatient
rehab
for
undisclosed
reasons
in
fall
of
2023,
continued, “I’m
very
grateful
to
be
alive
and
currently
on
a
journey
to
find
true
peace.
The
world
would’ve
swallowed
me
whole
had
not
been
for
my
family.”
His
siblings,
including
actress
Jurnee
Smollett, have
rallied
behind
him
amid
the
legal
proceedings
and
expressed
their
belief
that
he
is
innocent.
“I
have
to
move
forward,”
the
actor
said. “I
must.”
An
appellate
court
ruled
against
Smollett’s
appeal
in
a
2-1
decision
last
December
and the
case
now
lies
in
the
hands
of
the
Illinois
Supreme
Court,
which
heard
arguments
in
Smollett’s
appeal
earlier
this
month.
His
legal
team
arguing
the
actor
was
improperly
charged
with
the
same
crime
twice
and
that
the
trial
court
was
also “influenced
by
improper
aggravating
factors”
when
he
received
his
sentence,
ABC
Chicago
reported,
citing Capitol
News
Illinois.
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