Jussie Smollett only consumed ice water in the six days he spent in jail before he was released on Wednesday.
Uche also said in the press conference that the Smollett family is"very, very happy."
Uche criticized the special prosecutor’s decision to charge Smollett a second time after the initial charges were dropped by Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx and Smollett paid a fine."It is unconstitutional to charge someone twice," the attorney said, explaining that Smollett had initially paid a $10,000 fine and did community service."Some people might think Mr. Smollett is guilty, but I disagree," Uche added.
On top of 150 days in jail, Smollett was also sentenced to 30 months felony probation, restitution to the city of Chicago in the amount of $120,106 and a fine of $25,000. In a statement to Fox News Digital on Wednesday, Tina Glandian of Geragos & Geragos, who is also representing Smollett, said:"We are gratified that Jussie will be back with his family and loved ones and look forward to a dispassionate review and reversal of the serial injustices visited upon him."Actor Jussie Smollett appears with his attorneys at his sentencing hearing at the Leighton Criminal Court Building, Thursday, March 10, 2022, in Chicago.
"I did not do this, and I am not suicidal, and if anything happens to me when I go there, I did not do it to myself, and you must all know that," Smollett said during his sentencing hearing.by two men wearing ski masks in January 2019. The manhunt for the attackers soon turned into an investigation of Smollett and his arrest on charges that he’d orchestrated the attack and lied to police about it.Melissa Roberto covers entertainment at Foxnews.com.
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