Jussie Smollett

2022 - 3 - 10

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Jussie Smollett jailed for 150 days in fake racist attack (Aljazeera.com)

US actor Jussie Smollett was sentenced to almost five months in prison after being found guilty of falsely telling police he was the victim of a racist and ...

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. “I am innocent,” he yelled, raising his fist. But after 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. “This was premeditated to the extreme…

Jussie Smollett will serve 150 days in jail for lying about an attack on ... (WYPR)

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.

Jussie Smollett sentenced to 150 days in jail in fake attack (Terrace Standard)

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.

Jussie Smollett starts 150-day jail term in protected status (Rocky Mountain Outlook)

CHICAGO (AP) — Jussie Smollett began a 150-day jail sentence for staging a hate crime against himself in protective custody, separated from other detainees and watched by security cameras and an officer, jail authorities said Friday.

One day earlier, a judge sentenced Smollett to 150 days in Cook County Jail following his conviction for lying to police about being the victim of a hoax hate crime in 2019. Smollett has his own cell, monitored by security cameras and an officer stationed at the door and wearing a body camera, the sheriff's office said. And if anything happens to me when I go in there, I did not do it to myself.”

Jussie Smollett sentenced to 150 days in jail, $120K fine for staging ... (CBC.ca)

Jussie Smollett was sentenced Thursday to 150 days in jail for lying to police about a racist and homophobic attack that the former Empire actor ...

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. 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. 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. And if anything happens to me when I go in there, I did not do it to myself. But after Cook County Judge James Linn issued his sentencing decision, Smollett removed the face mask he wore throughout the hearing to proclaim himself innocent.

Jussie Smollett's Attorneys File Emergency Motion Seeking Release ... (NBC Chicago)

Smollett was sentenced to 150 days in Cook County Jail following his conviction for lying to police about being the victim of a hoax hate crime in 2019 ...

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. He also said that he believed Smollett orchestrated the attack to an exacting degree, rehearsing it extensively. And if anything happens to me when I go in there, I did not do it to myself. One day earlier, a judge sentenced Smollett to 150 days in Cook County Jail following his conviction for lying to police about being the victim of a hoax hate crime in 2019. "We want to make sure he has the full support of team and family." An appellate court judge ruled prosecutors have five days to respond to the emergency motion.