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Actor Jussie Smollett, extensively recognized for his position in `Empire`, was sentenced to 5 months in jail on Thursday for staging a hate crime in which he lied to authorities about being jumped by two males who yelled racist and homophobic slurs at him.
As per Variety, the actor has additionally been requested to pay USD 120,000 restitution to the town of Chicago and likewise a USD 25,000 nice. Additionally, Smollett may have to serve 30 months of probation.
After the jail time period was introduced, the actor stood up and maintained his innocence earlier than telling the courtroom, “I am not suicidal, and if anything happens to me when I go [to jail], I didn`t do it to myself and you must all remember that.” During the sentencing, the actor`s lawyer additionally argued for a brand new trial for Smollett. The choose denied the request.
Smollett was initially indicted in March 2019 with 16 counts of disorderly conduct for allegedly submitting a false report, claiming that, whereas on his approach residence from a Subway sandwich store, two males attacked him late at evening. Those costs have been dropped later that very same month.
The case in opposition to him was later revived by a particular prosecutor, Dan Webb, and in early 2020, Smollett was as soon as once more charged with disorderly conduct. The indictment in opposition to the actor alleged he “knew at the time … there was no reasonable ground for believing that such an offense had been committed” when he informed police he`d been assaulted by “two unknown offenders.”
During the fake assault, Smollett claimed the black-clad, masked males yelled racist and homophobic slurs at him. He additional added that the lads had put a rope round his neck and doused him with bleach. Authorities stated the incident was staged for publicity functions.
Smollett, prosecutors stated, paid USD 3,500 to two brothers, Abimbola “Bola” and Olabinjo “Ola” Osundairo, to assist him pull off the staged assault. Following his arrest, the actor`s run on `Empire` ended, with Fox CEO Charlie Collier saying Smollett wouldn’t return for the present`s sixth and last season.
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