Jussie Smollett Sentenced To 150 Days In Jail, Ordered To Pay $120K To Chicago

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For now, it appears the Jussie Smollett hate crime hoax saga has reached its endpoint. After years of investigation, media speculation, and court dates, Smollett, the actor best known for his portrayal of Jamal Lyons on the popular FOX drama Empire, was formally sentenced after being found guilty both of staging a hate crime and falsifying a police report, among other charges.

Smollett was sentenced to 150 days in county jail, ordered to pay $120,106 to the city of Chicago for the resources they used to investigate his claims, and to pay $25,000 in fines. Smollett was also ordered to start his sentence immediately upon conviction, meaning he was to go straight from court to county jail because of his fraudulent actions.

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Upon sentencing, Smollett immediately had a public outburst in response to his punishment. Smollett publicly stated that while he respected both the judge and the sentence that was given to him, he maintained that he was innocent of any wrongdoing. Not only that, but he stressed that he was not suicidal, and he kept repeating both sentiments as he was escorted out of the courtroom. As he exited, he also added that he could have admitted his guilt a long time ago, but since he didn't, that proves he did not do what he was convicted of doing. This was done all while raising his fist to demonstrate his allegiance to the Black Lives Matter movement.

No matter what one may think of this whole saga, the most confusing wrinkle to what has recently transpired from this is that Smollett let the court know that he was not suicidal. A statement like that sounds like Smollett believes that he could potentially be killed while serving