Jussie Smollett's attorneys: Actor hasn't eaten in 6 days, nearly lost 'hope' in constitutional system
“It was a scary moment for us, and even a day spent in jail is scary. He's been here for how long? Six days? That's scary,” said Uche. “He hasn't eaten. Guys, he hasn't eaten for six days. Maybe he knew something spiritually that we didn't know. Right? So he hasn't eaten for six days.”
Jussie Smollett moved out of psych ward into jail cell with a bed, brother Jocqui says
Jussie Smollett has been moved from a psych ward and into a jail cell with a bed, according to his brother Jocqui Smollett.
Jussie Smollett in ‘psych ward’ at jail, family allegedly receiving threatening phone calls
Family members of Jussie Smollett claim they have received harassing and threatening phone calls since the actor began serving five months of jail time for staging a hate crime hoax in 2019.
A dozen supporters of Jussie Smollett rally outside Cook County Jail, demand he should be freed
People at the rally on Sunday said the judicial system is racist and that Jussie Smollett should not serve any jail time.
Jussie Smollett's lawyers file emergency injunction to have ex-'Empire' actor released from jail
Jussie Smollett's attorneys on Friday filed an emergency injunction to have him released from jail. His lawyers are also appealing his sentence.
Samuel L. Jackson offered support for Jussie Smollett in letter read at sentencing
Hollywood couple Samuel L. Jackson and LaTanya Richardson were among those to offer support for Jussie Smollett ahead of his sentencing on Thursday.
Kim Foxx under fire for saying Jussie Smollett faced ‘kangaroo prosecution’
After disgraced actor Jussie Smollett was sentenced Thursday to 150 days in jail for staging a hoax hate crime, Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx lambasted the court proceedings as "mob justice" and a politically motivated "kangaroo prosecution."
