Jussie Smollett: Ex-Empire star protests innocence as he’s jailed for staging hate crime The actor shouted ‘I am innocent’ as he was led from the courtroom Evening Standard · Mar 11, 2022
‘I am not suicidal!’ Jussie Smollett sentenced to 150 days in jail beginning immediately, shouts as he is led from court CHICAGO — Shortly after being ordered into custody to begin serving 150 days in jail on Thursday, actor Jussie Smollett finally started to speak. Chicago Tribune · Mar 11, 2022
‘I am not suicidal’: Jussie Smollett shouts in courtroom as he is jailed for 150 days over hate crime hoax Judge says the 39-year-old actor threw a ‘national pity party for himself’ The Independent UK · Mar 11, 2022
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… Chicago Tribune · Mar 11, 2022
Smollett sentenced to 150 days for hoax The "Empire" actor was found guilty in December of fabricating a racist and homophobic hate crime Salon · Mar 11, 2022
Jussie Smollett deserves prison time for orchestrating hoax hate crime, lying to a jury, prosecutor argues CHICAGO — Actor Jussie Smollett deserves prison time for faking a shocking hate crime on himself in Chicago on a frigid January night in 2019, a special prosecutor argued at Smollett’s sentencing Thursday. Chicago Tribune · Mar 11, 2022