Sentenced to 150 days in jail and 30 months felony probation by a Chicago court just one week ago, the Empire actor Jussie Smollett has been released from ...
Sent to prison after being found guilty in December of five counts of felony disorderly conduct for filing a false police report after a 2019 incident, Smollett was fined $25,000 and ordered to pay $120,106 in restitution. Sentencing the actor at the original trial, Cook County Judge James Linn stated, “Let me tell you, Mr. Smollett, that there is nothing I can do here today that will come close to the damage that you have already done to your own life. Maintaining his innocence after the sentencing last week, Smollett announced he was “not suicidal,” in the Chicago courtroom.
US actor Jussie Smollett was released from jail following six nights behind bars after an appeals court agreed with his lawyers that he should be free ...
Authorities said Smollett paid two men he knew from work on the TV show Empire to stage the attack. The manhunt for the attackers soon turned into an investigation of Smollett himself and his arrest on charges that he had orchestrated the attack and lied to police about it. He did not comment as he got into an awaiting SUV, but his attorneys said Smollett was the target of a racist justice system and people playing politics.
An appeals court ruled 2-1 in favor of releasing Smollett pending the appeal of his conviction, with the condition he post a $150,000 bond. The justices didn't ...
Jussie Smollett shows that the justice system isn’t racist. “Jussie Smollett shows that the justice system isn’t racist. Jussie is the epitome of privilege. Jussie is the epitome of privilege,” wrote another commenter. He was found guilty of staging a hate crime, in which he claimed to have been attacked by two men who yelled racial and homophobic slurs and put a noose around his neck. However, Smollett’s attorney, Nenye Uche, had argued that his client could face physical harm while in custody and that his solitary confinement could damage his mental health.
As night fell over the Cook County Jail on Wednesday, two distinct but somewhat contrasting emotions exuded from the defense attorney in one of Illinois's ...
Despite the lack of a response from Smollett, Uche said the actor became emotional when he learned he would be released. The actor was required to post a personal recognizance bond of $150,000 — which means he does not have to put down money, but instead agrees to appear in court as required. Before rendering his sentence, Linn delivered a scathing rebuke, accusing Smollett — who has maintained his innocence — of “throwing a national pity party for yourself.”