Jussie Smollett Has Been Sentenced To Five Months In Jail For Falsely Reporting He Was The Victim Of A Hate Crime

He said that his brother faced real security threats and had to live in a pseudo form of house arrest.

He said that Jussie should not be in jail.

Several letters from civil rights leaders and celebrities were read by his attorneys.

The punishing has left nothing to be taken away. He has already paid a professional and personal price that few in real power have, even for crimes against the health and safety of millions.

The special prosecutor told the court that he believed that the actor lied when he testified about the incident, and that he still hasn't accepted responsibility for the crime. For those reasons, the team recommended that the actor be sentenced to prison. He said he trusted the judge to make a decision on the length of the prison sentence.

He said that the actor engaged in serious criminal conduct and that his actions could discourage true victims from coming forward.

The people who are true victims of hate crimes were marginalized by Mr. Smollett.

Sending him to prison would be akin to a death sentence according to his attorney Nenye Uche.

The jails are full of the Pandemic. Yes, it is. Anything medically can go wrong.

Linn refused to stay the sentence despite the request from the legal team.

Linn shared his thoughts on the case before announcing his decision, saying that he believed there were wonderful sides to the case, but that his desire for attention had brought out the worst of him.

Linn told the actor that he had another side of him that was arrogant and selfish, and that it seemed to him that the hoax hate crime was thrown as a national pity.

He said that you are just a scam artist pretending to be a victim of a hate crime.

Linn said he was struck by the letters from notable civil rights leaders, like Jesse Jackson and NAACP president, who pled for mercy on Smollett's behalf and pointed to the actor's own history of standing up for social and racial justice. Linn said that the actions of the man in this case, including his decision to continue lying on the stand, were even more distressing.

Linn said that the damage you have done to yourself is beyond anything that can happen to him or any other judge.

He said that he cannot imagine what could be worse than that.