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An appeals court judge ordered actor Jussie Smollett released from Cook County Jail in Chicago as he appeals his conviction on charges of lying to police about an alleged hate crime attack. CBS News Chicago reporter Charlie De Mar has details.
Smollett was sentenced last week to 30 months felony probation, including 150 days in jail.
A judge sentenced former "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett to probation and 150 days in jail. He was also fined for lying after he staged a hate crime against himself. Charlie De Mar reports.
Smollett faced up to three years in prison for each of the five felony counts.
Jussie Smollett issued a forceful statement after he was sentenced to 30 months felony probation, which will include 150 days in jail, for lying to police about an alleged hate crime in 2019. Smollett again proclaimed his innocence, and told the courtroom that if anything happens to him in jail, he did not do it himself. Watch his remarks here.
Jussie Smollett was sentenced to 30 months felony probation, which will include 150 days in jail, for lying to police about an alleged hate crime in 2019. Smollett, best known for his role in the TV show "Empire," was convicted in December of five counts of lying to police about the attack but has maintained throughout his extensive legal battles that it was real. Watch part of the judge's statement and Smollett's reaction here.
"As an African American person, I'm not putting that noose back on at all," juror Andre Hope said.
Former "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett could spend up to three years in prison for staging a hate crime and lying to police about it. He was found guilty Thursday on five of six counts brought against him. CBS News legal contributor Rebecca Roiphe joins CBSN's Lana Zak with the latest.
Smollett, who claimed the attack was real, was convicted of five of six counts of felony disorderly conduct.
A jury found former "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett guilty of falsely reporting that he was the victim of a racist and homophobic attack. Charlie De Mar reports.
Closing statements in the criminal trial of actor Jussie Smollett are set to begin Wednesday morning after the actor repeatedly denied he staged a racist, anti-gay attack on himself. Charlie De Mar reports.
Former "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett returned to the witness stand, denying that he recruited two men to fake an attack on him, though he admitted that he had changed his story. Charlie De Mar reports.
Smollett is facing six felony counts of disorderly conduct for allegedly lying to police about what happened that night.
Smollett told jurors his side of the alleged attack that he's been accused of faking for attention.
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“Empire” actor Jussie Smollett took the stand at his own criminal trial to go on the record and say "there was no hoax" and that he was the victim of a hate crime. Charlie De Mar reports.
Former "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett testified in his own trial, trying to convince jurors he did not stage an attack on himself. Charlie De Mar has more.
Former "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett took the stand Monday, defending himself from allegations that he staged an attack on himself in 2019. CBS Chicago's Charlie De Mar reports on what has happened so far. Then, political contributor Kimberley Egonmwan joins De Mar to discuss.
Smollett, 39, faces six counts of disorderly conduct and is accused of lying to police about the 2019 incident.
Testimony began nearly three years after Jussie Smollett was accused of lying to Chicago police when he claimed he was the victim of a racist and homophobic attack.
They say Chicago police are mistreating them. They were never charged after telling authorities the actor paid them to stage what he claimed was a racist attack on him.
Smollett's attorneys are seeking to have the charges dismissed on double jeopardy grounds.
Jussie Smollett is on the defensive again, as he fights off new charges that he lied to police and staged a hate crime. Smollett’s original charges were dropped, but a grand jury recently indicted him on six new charges of disorderly conduct that were linked to the old case. Dean Reynolds reports.
Chicago police have said the "Empire" actor paid two brothers in an elaborate attempt to stage an attack last year.
Chicago judge approved two search warrants that would give access to files associated with the actor's Gmail address and location data.
Former President Donald Trump is projected to return to the White House after securing victories in several battleground states.
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Republicans flipped the Senate with projected wins in a number of key races, cementing their majority in the upper chamber.
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Hurricane Rafael made landfall in Cuba on Wednesday afternoon, the National Hurricane Center said.
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Former President Donald Trump is projected to return to the White House after securing victories in several battleground states.
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Climate scientists working at the European Union's Copernicus Climate Change Service have announced that 2024 is "virtually certain" to be the warmest year on record.
A military judge has ruled that plea agreements struck by alleged Sept. 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and two co-defendants are valid, a government official said Wednesday.
Cuba was without power nationwide for the second time in just weeks, as Hurricane Rafael made landfall on Wednesday afternoon.
The mystery song is called "Subways of Your Mind," and was recorded by a little-known 1980s German band called FEX.
Dr. Thomas Kwan who was disgruntled about his inheritance disguised himself as a nurse to inject Patrick O'Hara with a flesh-eating poison.
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Minneapolis musician Tyka Nelson, Prince's only full sibling, died Monday.
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Three top government agencies are calling out two fabricated videos spreading lies about early voting, and they say a familiar foe is to blame. Nicole Sganga has more.
Elon Musk is encouraging X users to report instances of voter fraud in a new group on the platform. Many of the posts are unsubstantiated or false.
From labor shortages to environmental impacts, farmers are looking to AI to help revolutionize the agriculture industry. One California startup, Farm-ng, is tapping into the power of AI and robotics to perform a wide range of tasks, including seeding, weeding and harvesting.
Reddit's stock leaps nearly 40% after the social media company reported a quarterly profit amid strong user growth.
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Dr. Thomas Kwan who was disgruntled about his inheritance disguised himself as a nurse to inject Patrick O'Hara with a flesh-eating poison.
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Navy ships arrived to intercept the boat, which was carrying 102 packages filled with bricks of cocaine, authorities said.
The teenagers involved were on their way to secondary school, police sources said.
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