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‘Empire’ Star, Jussie Smollett, Sentenced to 150 Days In Jail For Fake Hate Crime Attack

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Late Thursday, former Empire actor and singer, Jussie Smollett, was sentenced in Chicago more than three months after being found guilty on five felony counts to the alleged 2019 hate crime hoax that made national headlines, and got the actor fired from the former Fox primetime drama series.

In the sentencing, Smollett was sentenced to 150 days starting immediately.  In addition, he received 30 months’ probation, and has to pay the city of Chicago $120,106 in restitution, plus Jussie received an additional $25,000 fine.

Cook County Judge James Linn, who levied the sentence, came down hard in his words on Smollett due his actions noting he was, “selfish, arrogant and narcissistic.”  The judge added, “You wanted to make yourself more famous throwing a national pity party for yourself. You’re just a charlatan, pretending to be the victim of a hate crime.”

Linn went in on Smollett for his ‘performance’ and ‘pure perjury’ when the actor took to the witness stand in his own defense last year.

At the end of his sentencing, Smollett pulled down his mask to speak. He then let everyone in the courtroom know that he feels he is innocent, adding, “Your honor, I respect you and I respect the jury, but I did not do this. And I am not suicidal. And if anything happens to me when I go in there, I did not do it to myself. And you must all know that.”

Just before he was taken into custody, Smollett yelled again that he was innocent and raised a fist in the air as he exited.

Watch the sentencing of Jussie Smollett below, then weigh-in.  Did Smollett get enough of a sentence for his crime? Share your thoughts via the comment section.

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Caress Morell
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Caress Morell

HAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAAAAAA

Steve
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Steve

Judging by his sentencing reaction, it makes one wonder if a detailed psychiatric evaluation has been performed on him. What a way to throw away a career!

Momo
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Momo

He is so ridiculous. He thinks someone is going to kill him in jail? He needs to get real and so do his family. He totally did this and he’s lucky he only got 150 days in jail. He probably won’t serve all that time.

Idiot.

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That courtroom outburst tho. You could tell he hadn’t acted for a while. Talk about phony outrage and scenery chewing. I’m surprised he didn’t slump to the floor howling NOOOOOO LOL.

Dwight Schrute
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Dwight Schrute

I seem to recall that line about suicide coming directly from Empire. https://youtu.be/vzVNJg5j_Wc?t=81

clb
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clb

Obviously not as great an actor as he thinks he is! Should have gotten 3-5 years for staging another hoax against Trump and his supporters. Good riddance. Maybe you will think twice before being stupid again.

Jamesj75
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This lying fraud deserves much more jail time. The judge had it right: he’s “selfish, arrogant and narcissistic.” Smollett’s crimes did a major disservice to the many victims of hate crimes (including gays). Yet to the poster who suggested that Smollett should “have gotten 3-5 years for staging another hoax against Trump and his supporters” … please! it is Trump and his supporters who have staged countless hoaxes (notably the big lie about the 2020 election and the downplaying of the vicious, brutal, violent, treasonous, out-of-control actions at the Capitol on Jan 6, 2021). Like the actions of Smollett, those… Read more »

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AMEN, James, you’re firing on all cylinders again! You know, I tried giving Smollett the benefit of a slim doubt in the beginning. But the facts AND his subsequent behavior have proved appalling. The smug, “poor me” act was an insult to genuine victims like Trayvon Martin, George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and so many more. Oh, and how Trump supporting Putin’s latest war crimes hasn’t resulted in treason charges mystifies me.

Jamesj75
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Jamesj75

Soaphound, thank you, Friend, for your support and kind reply. “Appalling” is the accurate descriptor of Smollett and only scratches the surface of the actions and attitude of the former president. Peace…

Boop
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I agree with you Jussie ; stress the fact that you aren’t suicidal . There have been people who have entered prison /jail to not leave alive. I believe it’s not clear what happened to Epstein; plus, someone else connected to a known crime was found dead in jail/prison to have it called suicide. There’s too much evil in this world !

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In heartbreaking pop culture news, the legendary and iconic, Tina Turner has died at her home in near Zurich, Switzerland after a long illness.

The news came from Turner’s reps who shared, “With her, the world loses a music legend and a role model.”  The rock legend was 83-years-old. Turner’s life was marked by regaining her life after domestic abuse and being an icon for women in the music industry and more.

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As an entertainment non could compare, Tina won nine Grammy Award and sold over 200 million albums. She rose to fame in the 1960s as the centerpiece of the Ike & Tina Turner Revue.   Turner was inducted twice into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Her relationship with Ike Turner and her trials, tribulations and success where made into a 1993 movie, “What’s Love Got To Do With It” which starred Angela Bassett.  That film was based on her 1986 moving and harrowing memoir, “I Tina”.

There was no greater pop comeback story, when at 44 years old, she released the iconic album, Private Dancer, which featured hit after hit and gave Tina the push to have an even greater second-half to her 60 year career.

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Turner had iconic film and TV including as the Acid Queen in Tommy (1975) and as Aunty Entity in Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985). On television, she was always a guest and featured on variety shows, MTV, and in commercials and more.

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The last long period of time that Kin was away from GH was a five-year absence until Scott was back in Port Charles in February of 2013.

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