Jussie Smollett Sentenced to 150 Days in Cook County Jail and 30 Months Probation
etonline.comJussie Smollett has been sentenced to 150 days in Cook County Jail and immediately remanded into custody. On Thursday, Judge James B.
Linn also sentenced the 39-year-old actor to 30 months of felony probation, three months after he was found guilty on five of the six counts of disorderly conduct for which he was charged.The star was also ordered to pay $120,106 in restitution to the City of Chicago and fined $25,000.
Smollett, who declined to speak at his sentencing hearing, immediately and repeatedly blurted out «I am not innocent» following the judge's sentence.
Prior to handing down the sentence, the judge admonished Smollett for the role he played in orchestrating the hate crime hoax, calling Smollett «arrogant,» «selfish» and «narcissistic.»The hearing, held at the Cook County Courthouse in Chicago, didn't begin without some suspense after Smollett and his entourage arrived late to court.
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