{"id":1374553,"date":"2022-03-13T18:01:01","date_gmt":"2022-03-13T22:01:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1374553"},"modified":"2022-03-13T18:01:04","modified_gmt":"2022-03-13T22:01:04","slug":"report-jussie-smollett-thinks-he-only-got-jail-time-because-of-systemic-racism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-jussie-smollett-thinks-he-only-got-jail-time-because-of-systemic-racism\/","title":{"rendered":"Report: Jussie Smollett Thinks He Only Got Jail Time Because of &#039;Systemic Racism&#039;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Freport-jussie-smollett-thinks-he-only-got-jail-time-because-of-systemic-racism%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1374553&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">Hate crime hoaxer and disgraced actor Jussie Smollett believes the primary reason he was sentenced to jail is because he is black, according to a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2022\/03\/12\/jussie-smollett-race-black-jail-sentence-hoax\/\">report<\/a>\u00a0by TMZ.<\/p>\n<p>Sources in direct touch with Smollett told the outlet that the former <em>Empire<\/em> actor fully expected to get jail time due to the color of his skin, and Smollett believes his sentencing is more evidence of \u201csystemic racism\u201d in the judicial system.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>Smollett reportedly took issue with \u201cthe animosity the judge showed toward him.\u201d During the sentencing, Judge James Linn <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/entertainment\/2022\/03\/11\/watch-9-devastating-quotes-from-judge-who-sentenced-jussie-smollett-to-jail\/\">speculated<\/a> that Smollett undertook the hoax attack on himself because he \u201creally craved the attention,\u201d labeling the actor \u201ca\u00a0charlatan pretending to be a victim of a hate crime.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYour very name has become an adverb for \u2018lying,&#8217;\u201d the judge said. \u201cYour performance on the witness stand, this can only be described as pure perjury.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In January 2019, Smollett claimed he was physically attacked by two men wearing red hats who put a rope around his neck, poured bleach on him, and shouted racial and homophobic slurs at him, before eventually yelling, \u201cThis is MAGA country!\u201d in reference to former President Donald Trump\u2019s campaign slogan.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>Police later concluded Smollett had paid two Nigerian men to perform the attack, hoping it would be caught on a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/entertainment\/2019\/02\/18\/nolte-looks-like-jussie-smollett-chose-wrong-surveillance-camera-to-capture-attack\/\">security camera<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, Judge Linn\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/entertainment\/2022\/03\/10\/jussie-smollett-gets-150-days-in-jail-30-months-probation-youre-just-a-charlatan-havent-stopped-lying\/\">sentenced<\/a> Smollett to 150 days in jail, 30 months of probation, pay a restitution of $120,106, and a fine of $25,000.<\/p>\n<p>After being sentenced, Smollett repeatedly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/entertainment\/2022\/03\/10\/jussie-smollett-says-i-am-not-suicidal-8-times-after-jail-sentence\/\">shouted<\/a>, \u201cI am not suicidal, and I am innocent\u201d as he was being hauled off to jail.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&#8220;I am not suicidal!&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/JussieSmollett?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#JussieSmollett<\/a> was sentenced to 150 days in prison for hate crime hoax. Smollett proclaimed his innocence in an outburst leaving the courtroom.<\/p>\n<p>WATCH <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CourtTV?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#CourtTV<\/a> LIVE \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tnYdPcDRMU\">https:\/\/t.co\/tnYdPcDRMU<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/E42JKevbm1\">pic.twitter.com\/E42JKevbm1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Court TV (@CourtTV) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CourtTV\/status\/1502088838629445652?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 11, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>On Saturday, Smollett\u2019s brother\u00a0Jocqui Smollett <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/entertainment\/2022\/03\/13\/brother-claims-jussie-smollett-placed-in-psych-ward-he-is-in-no-way-shape-or-form-at-risk-of-self-harm\/\">revealed<\/a> that the actor has been placed in\u00a0a psych ward at the Cook County jail.<\/p>\n<p><em>You can follow Alana\u00a0Mastrangelo on\u00a0<a class=\"x5l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ARmastrangelo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">Facebook<\/a>\u00a0and Twitter at\u00a0<a class=\"x5l\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ARmastrangelo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">@ARmastrangelo<\/a>, and on\u00a0<a class=\"x5l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/alanamastrangelo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">Instagram<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hate crime hoaxer and disgraced actor Jussie Smollett believes the primary reason he was sentenced to jail is because he is black, according to a\u00a0report\u00a0by TMZ. 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