Jussie Smollett

2022 - 3 - 11

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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…

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Jussie Smollett, Once an 'Empire' Star, Is Now in the Cook County Jail (The New York Times)

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.

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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.

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Snoop Dogg reacts to Jussie Smollett sentencing (Geo News)

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

Howard is Smollett's "Empire" co-star who has been voicing support for him on the media. The 39-year-old African-American was found guilty in December of "planning" the fake assault by paying two Nigerian brothers $3,500, and of lying to police in his depositions. The video mocking the actor on Snoop Dogg's Instagram post accompanied a headline that read, "Jussie Smollettt calls Terrance Howard. Collect from jail."

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Snoop Dogg mocks Jussie Smollett and Terrance Howard (The News International)

US rapper Snoop Dogg took aim at actor Jussie Smollett and his Empire co-star Terrance Howard for supporting him.The rapper shared a video mocking the ...

The 39-year-old African-American was found guilty in December of "planning" the fake assault by paying two Nigerian brothers $3,500, and of lying to police in his depositions. He was sentenced after being found guilty of falsely telling police he was the victim of a racist and homophobic hate crime in 2019 -- an attack prosecutors said he himself staged. The rapper shared a video mocking the actors on Instagram after Smollett was sentenced to almost five months in prison Thursday.

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Jussie Smollett sentenced to 150 days in jail for fake attack (Irish Examiner)

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.

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Actor Jussie Smollett sentenced for staging hate crime (RTE.ie)

US actor Jussie Smollett, one-time star of television drama Empire has been sentenced to 30 months probation and 150 days in jail for staging a hate crime ...

He eventually pleaded not guilty to six counts of felony disorderly conduct. "This was premeditated to the extreme... Smollett's acting career declined after the incident.

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Jurnee Smollett Calls For Cook County To “#FreeJussie” Following ... (Deadline)

Jurnee Smollett has called for Cook County to "#FreeJussie" on the heels of her brother Jussie Smollett's Thursday sentencing.

All charges against Smollett were dropped in March of 2019, though a special prosecutor would ultimately reignite the case after outcries regarding light penalties against him. “I am not suicidal, I am innocent!” While news of the purported attack initially generated an outpouring of support for Smollett, he later became the subject of a criminal investigation, and was charged by a grand jury with a class 4 felony for filing a false police report in February of that same year.

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