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Jussie Smollett sentencing: Ex-'Empire' actor gets 150 days in jail for hate crime hoax

Headline from FOX 5 New York, from the development of Mar 10, 2022

Newest development Mar 12, 2022 · 4 reportsWatch now: Jussie Smollett starts 150-day jail term in protected status

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.

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  1. Jussie Smollett scheduled to be sentenced for lying to police in hate crime hoax

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    Jussie Smollett sentencing: Ex-'Empire' actor gets 150 days in jail for hate crime hoax

    Headline from FOX 5 New York ·

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    Watch now: Jussie Smollett starts 150-day jail term in protected status

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Reports & sources

235 articles, oldest first.

  1. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    After Staged Attack Conviction, Jussie Smollett to be Sentenced on Thursday (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth's feed description

    The former “Empire” actor is returning to a Chicago courtroom for sentencing on March 10

  2. NBC Chicago

    How Much Jail Time Could Jussie Smollett Face at Sentencing? (opens NBC Chicago)

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    NBC Chicago's feed description

    Former “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett is scheduled to be sentenced Thursday after being convicted of lying to police about a racist and homophobic attack he staged in Chicago, but how much jail time could he face?

  3. KVUE

    Jussie Smollett unlikely to go to prison when he's sentenced Thursday, experts say (opens KVUE)

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    KVUE's feed description

    Jussie Smollett faces up to three years in prison when he is sentenced Thursday, but experts don't believe he will be sent there.

  4. Breitbart News

    Jussie Smollett Set to Be Sentenced After Conviction of Hate Crime Hoax (opens Breitbart News)

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    Breitbart News's feed description

    Hate crime hoaxer and disgraced actor Jussie Smollett is set to be sentenced on Thursday after being found guilty of lying to police over his the staged attack he made against himself in January 2019.

  5. Omaha World-Herald

    Timeline of events since Jussie Smollett reported attack (opens Omaha World-Herald)

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    Omaha World-Herald's feed description

    CHICAGO (AP) — Jussie Smollett will be sentenced Thursday for his conviction on charges that he lied to Chicago police when the former “Empire” actor and R&B singer reported being

  6. Berkshire Eagle

    Jussie Smollett to learn fate in staged attack conviction (opens Berkshire Eagle)

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    Berkshire Eagle's feed description

    CHICAGO (AP) — Actor Jussie Smollett is scheduled to return to court on Thursday, where he will learn if a judge will order him locked up for his conviction of

  7. Fox26 Houston

    Jussie Smollett sentencing: Former 'Empire' actor to learn fate after staged attack conviction (opens Fox26 Houston)

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    Fox26 Houston's feed description

    More than three years after Jussie Smollett told police he was the victim of a racist and homophobic attack in Chicago, the former 'Empire' actor will find out Thursday whether he's going to prison.

  8. KESQ Palm Springs

    Jussie Smollett scheduled to be sentenced for hate crime hoax (opens KESQ Palm Springs)

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    KESQ Palm Springs's feed description

    By Brad Parks, Omar Jimenez and Jason Hanna, CNN Former “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett is scheduled to be sentenced in a Chicago court Thursday after being convicted last year of staging a fake hate crime — though his attorneys will first try to persuade a judge to set aside the guilty verdict.

  9. The Pantagraph

    What charges did Jussie Smollett face at trial? (opens The Pantagraph)

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    The Pantagraph's feed description

    Initial charges brought in February 2019 that accused the former "Empire" actor of faking the assault were soon after tossed. But in February 2020, after a special prosecutor looked into

  10. PJ Media

    At Sentencing Hearing Jussie Smollett's Defense Team Still Claims Convicted Liar Was 'Attacked' by a White Man (opens PJ Media)

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    PJ Media's feed description

    Jussie Smollett’s sentencing hearing is still not over. It started at 2:25 p.m. EST, 25 minutes late because Smollett didn’t bother to show up on time. At the time of publishing, it is sti...

  11. Forbes

    Jussie Smollett Faces Sentencing For Lying To Police About Hate Crime Attack (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    The actor was found guilty on five counts in December in relation to the 2019 incident.

  12. The Southern Illinoisan

    Jussie Smollett to learn fate after staged attack conviction (opens The Southern Illinoisan)

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    The Southern Illinoisan's feed description

    On Thursday, Jussie Smollett, onetime star of the TV show "Empire," returns for sentencing to the courtroom where he was found guilty of lying to police about an attack prosecutors

  13. Omaha World-Herald

    EXPLAINER: What charges did Jussie Smollett face at trial? (opens Omaha World-Herald)

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    Omaha World-Herald's feed description

    CHICAGO (AP) — The twists, turns and oddities of the legal saga surrounding Jussie Smollett’s claim in 2019 that he was the target of a racist and homophobic attack in

  14. Fox News

    Jussie Smollett reported attack: Timeline of events (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    Jussie Smollett will be sentenced Thursday for his conviction on charges that he lied to Chicago police when the former "Empire" actor reported being the victim of a racist and homophobic attack more than three years ago.

  15. NBC Chicago

    Watch Live From the Courtroom: Jussie Smollett Set to Be Sentenced (opens NBC Chicago)

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    NBC Chicago's feed description

    Former “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett is scheduled to be sentenced Thursday following his conviction for lying to police about a racist and homophobic attack he staged in Chicago.

  16. Hot Air

    Jussie Smollett arrives late for his sentencing, his bodyguard shoves a reporter (opens Hot Air)

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    Hot Air's feed description

    "Kind of a violent entrance, shoving and throwing people around"

  17. Local News 8

    Jussie Smollett scheduled to be sentenced for lying to police in hate crime hoax (opens Local News 8)

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    Local News 8's feed description

    By Brad Parks, Omar Jimenez and Jason Hanna, CNN Former “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett is scheduled to be sentenced in a Chicago court Thursday after being convicted last year of falsely reporting to police that he was the victim of a hate crime — though his attorneys will first try to persuade a ju…

  18. FOX 61 Hartford

    Jussie Smollett to be sentenced Thursday for staged attack (opens FOX 61 Hartford)

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    FOX 61 Hartford's feed description

    Jussie Smollett faces up to three years in prison when he is sentenced Thursday, but experts don't believe he will be sent there.

  19. FOX 4 Dallas

    Jussie Smollett sentencing: Former 'Empire' actor learns his fate after staged attack conviction (opens FOX 4 Dallas)

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    FOX 4 Dallas's feed description

    More than three years after Jussie Smollett told police he was the victim of a racist and homophobic attack in Chicago, the former 'Empire' actor will find out Thursday whether he's going to prison.

  20. CBS News

    Watch Live: Jussie Smollett to be sentenced in hate crime hoax (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    Smollett faces up to three years in prison for each of the five felony counts.

  21. Towleroad Gay News

    Jussie Smollett Saga Could End This Week With His Sentencing, As Actor’s Supporters Write Letters Seeking Leniency (opens Towleroad Gay News)

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    Towleroad Gay News's feed description

    CHICAGO — After three years of twists and turns, Jussie Smollett’s roller-coaster criminal case could finally come to an end Thursday when the actor is

  22. FOX 5 New York

    Jussie Smollett sentencing: Ex-'Empire' actor gets 150 days in jail for hate crime hoax (opens FOX 5 New York)

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    FOX 5 New York's feed description

    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.

  23. KVIA El Paso

    Smollett sentencing for lying to police in hate crime hoax (opens KVIA El Paso)

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    KVIA El Paso's feed description

    CHICAGO (AP) — Actor Jussie Smollett is back in court in Chicago to learn if a judge will order him locked up for his conviction of lying to police about a racist and homophobic attack that he orchestrated or allow him to remain free. Smollett, who is Black and gay, has denied that he participated

  24. Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier

    Jussie Smollett sentenced to 150 days in jail in fake attack (opens Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)

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    Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier's feed description

    CHICAGO (AP) — 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 himself to

  25. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    Jussie Smollett Sentenced to Jail, Probation for Lying to Police in Staged Hate Crime (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth's feed description

    After an emotional day of testimony on both sides, actor Jussie Smollett has been sentenced to 150 days in jail in connection to a staged hate crime that occurred in Chicago in Jan. 2019.

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