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Former 'Empire' actor Jussie Smollett received 30-months probation Thursday, and the first 150 days must be spent in Cook County Jail for staging a racist and homophobic attack and lying to Chicago police in 2019.

Former "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett was sentenced Thursday to 30 months of felony probation, including 150 days in jail, and ordered to pay restitution of more than $120,000 and a

Smollett yelled several times that he "is not suicidal" after receiving his sentence, saying that if anything happens to him in jail, he didn't do it to himself.

Jussie Smollett appears somber in a booking photo released by the Cook County Sheriff's Office after the “Empire” actor was sentenced on Thursday for staging a hate crime against himself.

Former 'Empire' actor Jussie Smollett received 30-months probation Thursday, and the first 150 days must be spent in Cook County Jail for staging a racist and homophobic attack and lying to Chicago police in 2019.

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

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

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

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

CHICAGO -- 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 ...