Judge James Linn called Smollett a “charlatan,” and said the crime had exposed a side of his personality that is “profoundly arrogant and selfish and narcissistic.”
was sentenced to five months in jail on Thursday for concocting a hate crime hoax, in which he lied to police about being jumped by two men who yelled racist and homophobic slurs.
“You’ve turned your life upside down by your misconduct and shenanigans. You’ve destroyed your life as you knew it,” Linn said. “You wanted to get the attention and you were so invested in issues of social justice, and you knew this was a sore spot for everybody in this country… You were throwing a national pity party for yourself.”
Several of Smollett’s supporters had expressed concern for his safety if he were sentenced to a jail term, given the notoriety of his case. Once Linn issued the sentence, Smollett emphatically stated several times that he was not suicidal — and suggested that if he were found dead, it would not be by his own hand. He also continued to maintain his innocence.
“He denigrated — degraded true hate crimes,” Webb said. “He marginalized the people who are true victims of hate crimes.” Smollett told Chicago police on Jan. 29, 2019, that he was assaulted by men who put a noose around his neck, poured a chemical substance on him, and yelled “This is MAGA Country.” The Chicago Police Department committed significant resources to the subsequent investigation, racking up more than 1,000 hours of overtime, before ultimately concluding that Smollett had paid two brothers — Abimbola and Olabinjo Osundairo — $3500 to stage the attack.
Jojo Smollett, his older brother, also asked the judge for leniency, and argued that Smollett has already suffered a loss of income and public scorn. Others testified to Smollett’s charitable works.
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