Twitter exploded late Thursday night following the sentencing of disgraced former “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett , who was convicted in December of staging a hate crime …
Twitter exploded late Thursday night following the sentencing of disgraced former “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett, who was convicted in December of staging a hate crime against himself and lying to the police in 2019. After Cook County Judge James Linn read Smollett’s sentence and ordered him into custody, Smollett yelled,”I am innocent. I could have said I was guilty a long time ago,” as sheriff’s deputies led him out of the courtroom. He added, “”I’m not suicidal!” and maintained his innocence. Smollett was convicted on five charges of disorderly conduct. His sentence consisted of 30 months of felony probation and 150 days in the county jail, as well as the payment of fines and restitution to the city of Chicago.
