Jussie Smollett

On Thursday evening, Mr. Smollett began serving a five-month sentence for falsely reporting a hate crime, a conviction he plans to appeal.

In addition to the jail time, Mr. Smollett was sentenced to more than two years of probation, plus a fine of $25,000 and restitution of more than $120,000 to offset the city’s cost in investigating the case. The defense had argued that the brothers carried out the attack to scare Mr. Smollett into hiring them as his security detail. Judge Linn cited several factors, including Mr. Smollett’s testimony on the witness stand, which the judge described as “pure perjury,” in explaining why he ordered some jail time. They did not mention in their arguments a concern about the specific realities of incarceration at the Chicago jail, which some social justice advocates have described as having a “culture of brutality and violence” in the highest security units. He was attacked.” - His Sentence: The actorwas sentenced to five months in jailafter pleas for leniencyfrom supporters. Mr. Webb said after the sentencing that he was struck by the extent to which Mr. Smollett was unwilling to express any remorse for the damage he had done. Analysts say it could take years for the case to come to an end. “Of course someone like that should be in protective custody.” In arguing for leniency at the hearing, Mr. Smollett’s lawyers had emphasized evidence of Mr. Smollett’s good character and said they supported his contention of innocence, urging he be given a new trial or, at the least, probation. The actor Jussie Smollett was found guilty in December of falsely reporting that he had been the victim of a racist and homophobic assault in 2019. “All you need to do is log onto various media, social media, to see some of the nasty things said about him,” Mr. Uche said.

The star was convicted last year of five felony counts of disorderly conduct for lying to police repeatedly when he claimed he was the victim of a race hate ...

It is unclear if he will have to sleep in a dorm, or if he'll be put in a cell Jussie will have to spend at least half of his 150 day sentence In January 2022, more than 800 inmates and staff tested positive for COVID An exterior view of Cook County Jail, where Smollett has begun his 150-day sentence. He is currently being held in Division Eight - which is predominantly reserved for inmates with injuries or illness. Smollett was convicted of five, non-violent felonies. 'I don't know if they are going to be accused of acting like you, pulling a stunt like you. A jury unanimously convicted him of lying. In court on Thursday Smollett protested 'I am innocent! I don't know if first responders are going to be more hesitant. - On Thursday Smollett - once a darling of the music and TV world for his success on the show Empire - was sentenced to 150 days in jail On Thursday Smollett - once a darling of the music and TV world for his success on the show Empire - was sentenced to 150 days in jail.

The former Empire actor was convicted on five felony counts of lying to police, but he has maintained that he did not stage the 2019 attack in which he ...

"Jussie Smollett took advantage of the pain and anger of racism to promote his career," then Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson told reporters in February 2019. The jury found him guilty on five counts of felony disorderly conduct, but he was acquitted of a sixth count. Prosecutors asked the judge to sentence Smollett to "an appropriate amount of prison time." I ask you, the judge, not to send him to prison. He also must pay a fine of $25,000 and more than $120,000 in restitution to the city of Chicago. He pointed out that victims may be more hesitant to come forward as a result of Smollett's deception.

Right before his sentencing at the Leighton Criminal Courthouse in Chicago, the court heard character witnesses from Jackson and his wife LaTanya Richardson ...

In handing down the 150-day sentence, Judge Linn told the actor: “You’re just a charlatan pretending to be the victim of a hate crime, and that’s shameful.” Jussie has kept his heart, his wallet and his schedule wide open to those suffering among us.” You have got to do better.” “Please Judge Linn, in God’s name, please save this young man and allow him to be of service. “Some conscientious people reach out to those without access after they achieve success in their given fields. Thank you, your honor.”

Empire actor was found guilty in December in the attack that he orchestrated and must also serve 30 months of probation.

He said Smollett “has lost nearly everything” in his career and finances and asked that Linn give him time to make restitution if that is part of the sentence. Smollett declined to make a statement at the hearing. Brown asked that the city be compensated for its costs, saying the cost of investigating his claim could have been spent elsewhere in the city. Witnesses for both the state and Smollett testified at Smollett’s sentencing at the Cook county courthouse. “If I did this, then it means that I stuck my fist in the fears of Black Americans in this country for over 400 years and the fears of the LGBT community,” Smollett said, standing up at the defense table as his lawyers and sheriff’s deputies surrounded him. Smollett, who is Black and gay, reported to police that two men wearing ski masks beat him, and hurled racial and homophobic slurs at him on a dark Chicago street and ran off.

Smollett was also ordered to pay 120106 dollars (£91281) in restitution to the city of Chicago.

He said Smollett “has lost nearly everything” in his career and finances and asked that Mr Linn give him time to make restitution if that is part of the sentence. Smollett declined to make a statement at the hearing. Mr Brown asked that the city be compensated for its costs, saying the cost of investigating his claim could have been spent elsewhere in the city. Witnesses for both the state and Smollett testified at his sentencing. Mr Linn denied a request to suspend Smollett’s sentence and ordered he be placed in custody immediately. Smollett loudly declared his innocence after the sentence.

Judge says the 39-year-old actor threw a 'national pity party for himself'

He eventually pleaded not guilty to six counts of felony disorderly conduct. Start your Independent Premium subscription today. “For the last three years, he has had to live in anxiety and in a certain kind of house arrest.” Smollett had faced a maximum of up to three years in prison for each of the five felony counts of disorderly conduct — the charge filed for lying to police — of which he was convicted. “You were so invested in social justice... Recalling a surprise visit to a public school in Chicago, Mr Daniels said: “The impact he had as a celebrity and as this loving wonderful young man was really quite something.” [that] you took some scabs off some healing wounds... A letter from Rev Jessie Jackson read out to the court said Smollett had “already suffered enough”, and said he stood ready to help with the actor’s “journey to atonement”. In a lengthy address to the court, Judge Linn said he said he was not sentencing Smollett based on public sentiment. He said Smollett was earning $2m a year when he staged the fake hate crime, and the only reason he could find for it was that Smollett “craved the attention”. “Your honour, I respect you and I respect the jury, but I did not do this, 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.” Disgraced Empire actor Jussie Smollett was sentenced to 150 days jail for “selfishly, arrogantly and narcissistically” staging a hate crime hoax that a judge said had “destroyed his life” and was designed solely to satisfy his “craving” for attention.

The former Empire actor was convicted on five felony counts of lying to police, but he has maintained that he did not stage the 2019 attack in which he ...

"Jussie Smollett took advantage of the pain and anger of racism to promote his career," then Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson told reporters in February 2019. The jury found him guilty on five counts of felony disorderly conduct, but he was acquitted of a sixth count. Prosecutors asked the judge to sentence Smollett to "an appropriate amount of prison time." I ask you, the judge, not to send him to prison. He also must pay a fine of $25,000 and more than $120,000 in restitution to the city of Chicago. He pointed out that victims may be more hesitant to come forward as a result of Smollett's deception.

In January 2019, when the crime was first reported to police as a hate crime and Smollett was still being considered a victim, she exchanged text messages ...

They wanted it to be handed over from the Chicago Police Department to the FBI and Foxx (whose text is in blue) told 'the friend' she was trying to get it done for them Meanwhile, the families of more than 50 Black women murdered in Chicago over the last 20 years await justice,' she said. 'Knowing I had done nothing wrong but that objecting to the process would be painted as guilt, I cooperated. Foxx recused herself when it became clear that Smollett was a suspect. Smollett yesterday reacting after being sentenced to 150 days in jail. In January 2019, when the crime was first reported to police as a hate crime and Smollett was still being considered a victim, she exchanged text messages with his a friend of the Smollett family who was angry about the Chicago Police Department leaking details of the case.

The trial stemmed from an incident three years ago when Smollett said he was attacked by two assailants. The actor, who is black and gay, said the attackers ...

"He is not a threat to the people of Illinois." Smollett's acting career stalled after the incident. "But I did not do this." Following the sentencing, Smollett left the courtroom with a raised fist, and exclaimed: "I am innocent, and I am not suicidal." Throughout the trial, Smollett maintained that he had been the victim of a crime. US actor Jussie Smollett has been sentenced to 150 days in jail after a jury found he lied to police about being the victim of a hate crime.

Jackson and his wife LaTanya begged the judge not to give Smollett jail time, and said they were 'incredulous' about the entire case against him.

'My dear friend Jussie Smollett has been convicted of a nonviolent crime... 'It is out of that bond that I make this appeal to you. I am innocent!' Woodard appealed to the judge directly, harkening back to when she met Jussie in South Africa and he referred to her as 'Mama Alfre' Woodard appealed to the judge directly, harkening back to when she met Jussie in South Africa and he referred to her as 'Mama Alfre'. The celebrities who went to bat for Jussie Smollett after he was convicted of lying to police include Hollywood heavyweights Samuel L. Jackson and Alfre Woodard, who both wrote to the judge and begged him not to jail the actor.

Sentence ends 3 years of legal drama following claim of a racist and homophobic attack.

Prosecutors said he told them what racist and homophobic slurs to shout, and to yell that Smollett was in “MAGA Country,” a reference to the campaign slogan of Donald Trump’s presidential campaign. But Linn also excoriated Smollett as a narcissist and pronounced himself astounded by his actions given the actor’s multiracial family background and ties to social justice work. “His conduct denigrated hate crimes,” Webb said after the hearing. But after Cook County Judge James Linn issued his decision, Smollett removed the face mask he wore throughout the hearing to proclaim himself innocent. And if anything happens to me when I go in there, I did not do it to myself. Smollett responded by defiantly maintaining his innocence and suggesting he could be killed in jail.

'Bro chill, you're not Jeffrey Epstein... and you only got 150 days!' Jussie Smollett is mercilessly mocked for melodramatic courtroom outburst claiming he's ...

I am innocent and I am not suicidal! I am not suicidal.' If anything happens to me when I go in there, I did not do it to myself. 'I respect you, your honor, I respect your decision.... 'I am not suicidal! I am innocent!'

The “Empire” actor could have owned a deception that diverted precious police resources from solving real crimes against people of color and his LGBTQ ...

Smollett could have owned a deception that diverted precious police resources from solving real crimes against people of color and his LGBTQ sisters and brothers. As he was being taken away to jail, he shouted, “If I did this, then it means that I stuck my fist in the fears of Black Americans in this country for 400 years and the fears of the LGBTQ community.” Smollett is suggesting he could be subjected to racist and homophobic retribution in jail.He could be killed.Jussie Smollett, always the victim. Smollett could have said he regretted lying to the police and subjecting the nation to needless trauma around the excruciating issues of race, sexual orientation, class and power at a tender time in our history. The “Empire” actor could have owned a deception that diverted precious police resources from solving real crimes against people of color and his LGBTQ sisters and brothers. Then came a procession of pleas by Smollett’s allies, from his feisty grandmother to civil rights icon Rev. Jesse Jackson to Black Lives Matter and the NAACP, all beseeching the judge to spare Smollett from a jail sentence.

During a sentencing hearing on Thursday, Smollett's grandmother Molly had described him as a "justice warrior" - and the 92-year-old told the court: "I ask ...

If you do, send me along with him, okay?" I could have said I am guilty a long time ago." If you do, send me along with him, okay?"

Cook County judge James Linn sentenced Smollett to 30 months of felony probation, including 150 days in the county jail. Mr Linn denied a request to suspend ...

He said Smollett “has lost nearly everything” in his career and finances and asked that Mr Linn give him time to make restitution if that is part of the sentence. Smollett declined to make a statement at the hearing. Mr Brown asked that the city be compensated for its costs, saying the cost of investigating his claim could have been spent elsewhere in the city. Witnesses for both the state and Smollett testified at his sentencing. Mr Linn denied a request to suspend Smollett’s sentence and ordered he be placed in custody immediately. Smollett loudly declared his innocence after the sentence.

Jussie Smollett has been sentenced to 150 days in jail after a jury found he lied to police about a racist and homophobic attack.

He was acquitted on a sixth count. She later added: “If you do, send me along with him, OK?” In December, Smollett was convicted in a trial that included the testimony of two brothers who told jurors Smollett paid them to carry out the attack, gave them money for the ski masks and rope and instructed them to fashion the rope into a noose.

"I am not suicidal. I am innocent," the actor said during a courtroom outburst.

Prior to the decision to drop the charges, Foxx recused herself from the Smollett probe after it surfaced that she had been in touch with Smollett's family. The attackers allegedly shouted racist and homophobic slurs before hitting him, pouring "an unknown chemical substance" on him and wrapping a rope around his neck. "The city feels vindicated in today's ruling that he is being held accountable and that we will appropriately receive restitution for his actions." “I respect you and the jury, but I did not do this. And if anything happens to me when I go in there, I did not do it to myself,” he continued. "We've talked about this for two years," Linn said.

Cook County judge James Linn sentenced Smollett to 30 months of felony probation, including 150 days in the county jail. Mr Linn denied a request to suspend ...

He said Smollett “has lost nearly everything” in his career and finances and asked that Mr Linn give him time to make restitution if that is part of the sentence. Smollett declined to make a statement at the hearing. Mr Brown asked that the city be compensated for its costs, saying the cost of investigating his claim could have been spent elsewhere in the city. Witnesses for both the state and Smollett testified at his sentencing. Mr Linn denied a request to suspend Smollett’s sentence and ordered he be placed in custody immediately. Smollett loudly declared his innocence after the sentence.

CHICAGO — Former “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett was sentenced to 150 days in the Cook County Jail Thursday, three months after he was found guilty of lying ...