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Jussie Smollett maintained his innocence during his sentencing hearing after a judge sentenced the former Empire actor to 150 days in jail for lying…

Smollett was also ordered to pay 120,106 dollars (£91,281) in restitution to the city of Chicago.

CHICAGO (AP) — A judge sentenced Jussie Smollett to 150 days in jail, branding the Black and gay actor a narcissistic charlatan for staging a hate crime against himself to grab the limelight while the nation struggled with wrenching issues of racial

Jussie Smollett was sentenced to 30 months of probation on Thursday — and he must spend the first 150 days of the sentence in Cook County Jail.

Thursday evening, his right fist raised in defiance, Jussie Smollett walked out of Judge James Linn’s courtroom and into a monthslong stretch of Cook County custody.

Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx slammed the legal team behind the criminal prosecution of Jussie Smollett, writing in a staggering oped that the "justice system failed" just hours after the disgraced Hollywood star was sentenced to jail time for hate crimes hoax conviction.

CHICAGO – Cook County Judge James Linn sentenced actor Jussie Smollett to 30 months of probation and 150 days in jail for lying to police about a racist

The victims of actor Jussie Smollett’s hoax are people who deal with bias and hate in their daily lives.

A jury has sentenced the US actor for lying about being the victim of a racist, homophobic attack.

Cook County Judge James Linn sentenced gay actor Jussie Smollett to 30 months of probation and 150 days in jail for lying to police about a racist and homophobic attack that he staged.