Actor Jussie Smollett sentenced to 150 days in jail and probation, beginning immediately, and shouts as he is led from court
CHICAGO — At the conclusion of a three-year firestorm of allegations he faked a hate crime attack on himself, Jussie Smollett was sentenced to 30 months of probation Thursday for his conviction in the hoax — and he must spend the first 150 days of the sentence in Cook County Jail.
After the sentence, Smollett stood up and stated over and over in court that he is not suicidal and that he is innocent.
“If anything happens to me when I go in there I did not do it to myself,” he said.
“I am not suicidal!” he repeatedly yelled as he was led from court, raising a fist in the air.
While special prosecutor Dan Webb did not recommend a specific term behind bars, he said Smollett’s “serious criminal conduct” surrounding the case coupled with his decision to take the witness stand and lie to a Cook County jury meant that prison time
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