As we reported yesterday according to CBS News Jussie Smollett has been sentenced to 150 days in prison for the hate crime hoax.
Judge James Linn called him “a charlatan pretending to be a victim of a hate crime,” and ordered Smollett to pay $120,106 in restitution to the city and fined him $25,000.
Jussie Smollett’s siblings Jojo, Jocqui, and Jazz stood outside the courthouse and made it clear that they believe their brother is innocent.
Jazz Smollett, 41, said she is praying for peace over their brother and all victims of oppression and hate. “I pray that we can do better as a world.”
“This should not be a controversial statement because it is the absolute truth,” she said. “What should be controversial is the entire miscarriage of justice his whole ordeal has been.”
“[The judge] shamed my brother, he spoke about his arrogance,” his brother Jojo Smollett, 44, said. “He doesn’t know the struggles my brother is encountering. He doesn’t know anything that he’s dealing with.”
Jojo went on to say, “In 2022, we don’t shame people like this. Alright? He basically called him a mental case.”
Jocqui Smollett, 32, he said his brother is a “complete victim.”
“He was attacked and he is now going top jail for being attacked,” Jocqui told reporters. “I saw my brother get locked up within two weeks for being attacked. Do you know how crazy that is?”
“Do people never once think, even the folks who are naysayers, do you ever once think, ‘What happens if he’s telling the truth?'” Jocqui asked.
“Do y’all ever think about how poorly you feel in that situation? He’s in jail for five months, that is unacceptable, for being attacked.”
“He’s a survivor and he’s completely mistreated,” he said. “And this has to stop.”
Watch some of their reaction below:
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