A judge is ordering convicted “hate crime” hoaxer Jussie Smollett to be released from prison. Smollett had been sentenced to 150 days in j...
A judge is ordering convicted “hate crime” hoaxer Jussie Smollett to be released from prison.
Smollett had been sentenced to 150 days in jail.
An appeals court ruled that Smollett can be freed from custody while he appeals his conviction, according to the Chicago Tribune.
The disgraced actor can leave jail after signing a $150,000 recognizance bond.
Twitter users reacted to the news with shock and outrage.
Smollett melted down in a Chicago court last week after learning his sentence, exclaiming that he wasn’t suicidal and continuing to deny any responsibility for an elaborate hate hoax.
He was initially held in a cell in the psychiatric ward of the Cook County Jail, Rolling Stone reported. He was later transferred to a cell in general population.
Smollett was convicted in December on five counts of felony disorderly conduct, a charge that covers the filing of fake police reports under Illinois law.
The actor was found guilty of orchestrating a plot to stage a fake “hate crime” attack, claiming he was beaten by two white Trump supporters in downtown Chicago.
Smollett hasn’t gotten out of jail time yet — he’ll have to return to the slammer to finish his sentence if his appeal is unsuccessful.
Smollett owes a total of $140,000 in fines and restitution to the city of Chicago, a sum prosecutors chalk up to the resources spent investigating his bogus claims of a racist attack.
Smollett could get out in as little as 75 days with good behavior, according to the Daily Mail.
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