Court orders Jussie Smollett be RELEASED from jail just six days into his 150 day sentence while he appeals conviction for faking hate crime - Disgraced 'Empire' actor Jussie Smollett will be released after serving just six days in jail
- Judges sided with his lawyers who argued that he would be finished with his sentence before the appeals process was complete
- He was sentenced to 150 days after being convicted of five felony counts of disorderly conduct for falsely reporting a racist and homophobic attack in 2019
- Smollett could have served just 75 days with good behavior
- He had been kept in psychiatric care in a 'restraint bed' in the Cook County Jail
By Janon Fisher and Jennifer Smith, Chief Reporter For Dailymail.Com
Published: 09:43 AEDT, 17 March 2022 | Updated: 11:12 AEDT, 17 March 2022
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