Verdict Out And Jussie Smollett Will Go Behind Bars

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American actor Jussie Smollett has been indicted on 16 felony counts of falsely reporting to police that he was assaulted by two masked men shouting racist and homophobic slurs.

The Empire actor, 36, is accused of hiring thugs to beat him up to stage a race hate crime in a desperate bid to boost his career.

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On Friday, the case went in front of a grand jury in Chicago and they added 15 additional counts to the one charge he was already facing.

He now faces a maximum sentence of three years behind bars, Sh2.5 million fine and 60 years’ probation.

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The actor, who played Jamal in Empire, hit headlines when he previously alleged he was the victim of a racially motivated and homophobic attack in which two men beat him and looped a noose around his neck.

The TV executives revealed that they have taken the decision to remove his character from the final two episodes of the fifth season, which is currently airing.

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