Jussie Smollett Arrives Late for Sentencing Hearing, Bodyguards Get Violent With Reporters
Actor Jussie Smollett and his team of muscle made a grand, if belated and slightly brutal, entrance to a Chicago courthouse on Thursday for a hearing on his sentence for faking a “hate crime.” In December, Smollett was…
Actor Jussie Smollett and his team of muscle made a grand, if belated and slightly brutal, entrance to a Chicago courthouse on Thursday for a hearing on his sentence for faking a “hate Crime.”
In December, Smollett was found guilty on five counts of disorderly conduct for reporting to police that he was the victim of a “hate Crime” in January 2019. Smollett, who is black and gay, claimed that he was assaulted by two men who shouted racist and anti-gay comments.
The media, which ate up Smollett’s allegations when they were first made, turned out in force to cover the disgraced actor’s first public appearance since the trial.
In one video posted to social media, Smollett is seen walking toward the courthouse through the media scrum. Newsweek’s Jackie Winchester reported that he showed up about 10 minutes late.
Bodyguards led the way, pushing here and cajoling there.
“Make a hole, make a hole,” one said. Another asked the crowd to “give us space, please.”
Then push started coming to shove.
“Hey, don’t shove me, man,” someone said.