Jussie Smollett Sentenced to 150 Days in Jail , for Lying to Chicago Police.
Jussie Smollett Sentenced to 150 Days in Jail , for Lying to Chicago Police.
CNN reports Smollett, the former 'Empire' actor who faked a hate crime in January 2019.
CNN reports Smollett, the former 'Empire' actor who faked a hate crime in January 2019.
has been sentenced to 150 days
in jail for lying to Chicago police.
Smollett also received 30 months of probation and a financial penalty of $25,000.
As the judge announced his decision on March 10, Smollett lowered his facemask and pleaded his innocence to the court.
Your honor, I respect
you and I respect the jury,
but I did not do this, Jussie Smollett, actor, via statement as reported by CNN.
And I am not suicidal.
And if anything happens to
me when I go in there, I did
not do it to myself. And
you must all know that. , Jussie Smollett, actor, via statement as reported by CNN.
Cook County Judge James Linn said Smollett's attempted hoax was an "aggravating factor" in the case.
Cook County Judge James Linn said Smollett's attempted hoax was an "aggravating factor" in the case.
There's a side of you that
has this arrogance, and selfishness and narcissism that's just disgraceful. , Cook County Judge James Linn, via statement as reported by CNN.
There's a side of you that
has this arrogance, and selfishness and narcissism that's just disgraceful. , Cook County Judge James Linn, via statement as reported by CNN.
You're not a victim of
a racial hate crime,
you're not a victim of a homophobic hate crime. , Cook County Judge James Linn, via statement as reported by CNN.
You're just a charlatan pretending to be a
victim of a hate crime,
and that's shameful. , Cook County Judge James Linn, via statement as reported by CNN.
You're just a charlatan pretending to be a
victim of a hate crime,
and that's shameful. , Cook County Judge James Linn, via statement as reported by CNN
