Jussie Smollett Sentenced to 150 Days in Jail in False Police Report Case
has finally learned his fate.actor was sentenced to 150 days in a county jail on Thursday, March 10, for filing a false police report back in 2019 after he told investigators that he was the victim of an alleged. He was also sentenced to 30 months of felony probation and ordered to pay the city about $120,000 in restitution and to pay a fine of $25,000.
After the sentence, Smollett spoke out in court. "I did not do this," he said. "And I am not suicidal. If anything happens to me when I go in there, I did not do it to myself and you must all know that." While leaving the courtroom, he said, "I am innocent. If I was guilty, I could've said it a long time ago."
His lawyer said they are filing a motion of appeal. The judge denied the request for a "stay" or pause.
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