Jussie Smollett Sentenced To 150 Days In Prison!

Well, former Empire actor Jussie Smollett has been officially sentenced to 150 days in prison…

CelebnMusic247.com reports that Judge Linn says Jussie wasn’t motivated by money … he did it because he craved the attention and thought he could boost his profile by tapping into the social justice movement in America.

Judge Linn pointed to Jussie Smollett‘s testimony during trial, when he talked about his life … and he talked about social justice and how much it meant to him and his family.

The judge noted the irony and hypocrisy that Jussie engineered a hate crime hoax. He said he just wanted to make himself more famous, throwing himself a “national pity party.”

The judge called Jussie arrogant, selfish, narcissistic, and he did damage to real victims of hate crimes. Victims are always reluctant to come forward, and Jussie did them no favors. The judge says Jussie lied … lied and lied repeatedly about the incident.

The judge made it clear he was not sentencing Jussie to satisfy public opinion … it was purely a matter of what Jussie did. The judge said there was nothing he could do that would be worse than what he did to himself, saying Jussie destroyed his life by his shenanigans.

Jussie declined to speak in open court before sentencing … his lawyer advised against it.

Judge Linn just handed down the sentence … which also includes 30 months felony probation, $120,106 restitution to the city of Chicago and will pay a $25,000 fine.

We’ve just obtained Jussie’s mugshot, he’s stone-faced. As the judge said during the hearing, he will begin his sentence immediately.

Jussie went off on the judge, telling him if he dies in prison it’s not suicide. It got so intense, Jussie was taken into custody and left with his fist in the air.

A rep for Cook County Sheriff’s office tells TMZ — Jussie will be given a comprehensive medical and mental health assessment by Health services, a security assessment and will be placed in appropriate housing. He will also be tested for COVID at intake and will be offered vaccination if he has not been previously vaccinated or gotten the booster.

Jussie was initially indicted on 16 charges, but they were dismissed … with his only punishment being the forfeiture of his $10k bond. That did not go over well in the public, especially with Chicago PD, and a special prosecutor was appointed … who ended up charging Jussie with the 6 counts for which he stood trial.