Jussie Smollett's siblings gave their thoughts after his sentencing. Outside the Chicago courthouse on March 10, Jussie's siblings spoke with reporters, saying that he is innocent and that he did not deserve the sentencing. The Empire star was found guilty of five of six charges for filing a false police report in 2019. His report of an alleged hate crime led judge James Linn to sentence him to 150 days in a county jail starting Thursday and 30 months of felony probation. "[The judge] shamed my brother, he spoke about his arrogance," his brother Jojo Smollett, 44, said. "He doesn't know the struggles my brother is encountering. He doesn't know anything that...
- 3/11/2022
- E! Online
Former “Empire” star Jussie Smollett was sentenced to five months in jail on Thursday for concocting a hate crime hoax, in which he lied to police about being jumped by two men who yelled racist and homophobic slurs.
Judge James Linn also ordered Smollett to pay $120,000 restitution to the city of Chicago, plus a $25,000 fine, and to serve 30 months of probation. After the sentence was announced, Smollett stood up and said, “I am innocent and I am not suicidal.” Smollett continued to shout as he was led out of the courtroom and remanded to custody.
Linn delivered a scathing rebuke before rendering the sentence, saying Smollett had taken some “scabs off some healing wounds” because he wanted to make himself more famous.
“You’ve turned your life upside down by your misconduct and shenanigans. You’ve destroyed your life as you knew it,” Linn said. “You wanted to get the...
Judge James Linn also ordered Smollett to pay $120,000 restitution to the city of Chicago, plus a $25,000 fine, and to serve 30 months of probation. After the sentence was announced, Smollett stood up and said, “I am innocent and I am not suicidal.” Smollett continued to shout as he was led out of the courtroom and remanded to custody.
Linn delivered a scathing rebuke before rendering the sentence, saying Smollett had taken some “scabs off some healing wounds” because he wanted to make himself more famous.
“You’ve turned your life upside down by your misconduct and shenanigans. You’ve destroyed your life as you knew it,” Linn said. “You wanted to get the...
- 3/11/2022
- by Gene Maddaus
- Variety Film + TV
Jussie Smollett’s older brother JoJo Smollett thinks the Empire actor received “unjust” treatment by the Chicago Police Department.
In an op-ed titled What If Jussie Is Telling the Truth, which was published Saturday by Bet, JoJo said his brother has been forced to endure “attacks to his character” because of the case.
“His life has been turned upside down as my family and I have witnessed him endure unrelenting attacks to his character and reputation,” JoJo writes. “Like so many others, this entire process quickly devolved from a focus on him as a victim of assault, to him being falsely accused and held responsible for a crime that was perpetrated against him. To define this experience as unjust would be an understatement.”
He goes on to blast Cpd for “leaks” about the investigation and members of the media for reporting on them.
“After several leaks from ‘unnamed’ police sources...
In an op-ed titled What If Jussie Is Telling the Truth, which was published Saturday by Bet, JoJo said his brother has been forced to endure “attacks to his character” because of the case.
“His life has been turned upside down as my family and I have witnessed him endure unrelenting attacks to his character and reputation,” JoJo writes. “Like so many others, this entire process quickly devolved from a focus on him as a victim of assault, to him being falsely accused and held responsible for a crime that was perpetrated against him. To define this experience as unjust would be an understatement.”
He goes on to blast Cpd for “leaks” about the investigation and members of the media for reporting on them.
“After several leaks from ‘unnamed’ police sources...
- 4/21/2019
- by Anita Bennett
- Deadline Film + TV
Amid the skepticism and the scorn over the legal debacle over his alleged hate crime attack, Jussie Smollett's family has stood by him and in a new essay, his eldest brother JoJo Smollett speaks out again in support of the actor and urges people to consider believing his side of the story. The 36-year-old Empire star had made headlines in January when he told police that two men assaulted him and hurled racial and homophobic slurs at him on a Chicago street. The following month, he was charged with staging the incident himself and filing a false police report. He pleaded not guilty and in March, prosecutors dropped all charges against him, spurring outrage from Chicago police and a...
- 4/20/2019
- E! Online
Jussie Smollett is the victim of an out of control media and social media storm and the "Empire" star is suffering profound emotional issues from simply telling the truth about the "attack" ... so says his brother. Jojo Smollett says Jussie is "violently awakening from night terrors, following the assault" ... so he says in an op-ed piece for Bet. Jojo calls claims that Jussie staged the attack "ludicrous," adding he has been insanely successful and didn't...
- 4/20/2019
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Jussie Smollett's family is speaking out after the actor was the victim of a hate crime in Chicago on Jan. 29. The family's first statement since the attack, shared with Us Weekly on Jan. 31, read, "In the early hours of Tuesday morning, our beloved son and brother, Jussie, was the victim of a violence and unprovoked attack. We want to be clear - this was a racial and homophobic hate crime." It continued, "We are so grateful that God saw him through this cowardly attack alive. Jussie is a warrior whose light cannot be dimmed."
The family's statement continued, "These are inhumane acts of domestic terrorism and they should be treated as such. They will continue to occur until we hold each other accountable. Make no mistake, words matter. Hateful words lead to hateful actions. Radical love is the only solution, but passivity will be our downfall. We, as a family,...
The family's statement continued, "These are inhumane acts of domestic terrorism and they should be treated as such. They will continue to occur until we hold each other accountable. Make no mistake, words matter. Hateful words lead to hateful actions. Radical love is the only solution, but passivity will be our downfall. We, as a family,...
- 2/1/2019
- by Kelsey Garcia
- Popsugar.com
Ready for some family fun and food? Food Network announces the Smollett Eats TV show will premiere Saturday, August 20, 2016 at 12:30pm Et/Pt. The first season of Smollett Eats consists of six half-hour episodes.The Smollet Eats TV show stars: Jake Smollett, Jocqui Smollett, Jojo Smollett, Jussie Smollett, Jazz Smollett, and Jurnee Smollett-Bell. Empire's Jussie recently worked with Friday Night Lights alum Jurnee on Wgn America's Underground TV series.Read More…...
- 7/22/2016
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Food Network has ordered the Smollett Eats TV show from Triage Entertainment. The cooking and entertaining show features Jake Smollett, Jocqui Smollett, Jojo Smollett, Empire's Jussie Smollett, Jazz Smollett, and Friday Night Lights' Jurnee Smollett-Bell.Jussie and Jurnee recently worked together in the first season of the Underground TV series on Wgn America. The series, which tells the stories of the heroes of the Underground Railroad, was renewed for a second season, back in April.Read More…...
- 7/8/2016
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
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