Jussie Smollett Released From County Jail By Appeals Court

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Well, that didn't last long. After being sentenced to 150 days in county jail (which was probably going to be shortened anyway) upon conviction for staging a racist and homophobic attack against himself, actor Jussie Smollett, known for his portrayal of Jamal Lyons on theFOX hit drama Empire from 2015 to 2019, served less than a week before being made a free man.

An appeals court ordered Smollett to be released from jail after agreeing to his lawyers' request that he should not be held there while they work on his appeal. In a 2-1 decision, the appeals court said Smollett could be released as long as he posted a personal recognizance bond of $150,000, which he wouldn't have to pay right away, but he would have to agree to come to court when he's required to. Once the decision came down, Smollett was released later that night.

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Smollett's lawyers originally argued that he would have completed his entire jail sentence by the time he had completed the appeal process and that in that time, Smollett was in danger of physical harm because of his status as a celebrity. Although the judge who sentenced him called that claim factually incorrect, clearly the appeals court saw it differently with Smollett. This does not mean Smollett is out of the woods as far as jail time goes. It just means that for now, Smollett won't have to serve in county jail while he makes his appeal.

If his appeal fails, then he'll go right back to the county jail, which, again, would probably not have to last for the full 150 days he was originally sentenced to last week. This honestly isn't that big of a shock because, in spite of the overwhelming evidence against him, Smollett has fought