Jussie Smollett reacted to his sentencing in court, saying, "I am innocent and I am not suicidal." On Thursday (3/10), the former actor was sentenced to 30 months felony probation, including 150 days in jail, for lying to police about an alleged hate crime in 2019. He will also have to pay $120,106 restitution to the city of Chicago and a $25,000 fine. | KLBK News - EverythingLubbock.com

HATE CRIME INVESTIGATION: Authorities in Chicago have launched a possible hate crime investigation after actor Jussie Smollett, star of the hit TV show “Empire,” told police he was brutally attacked by two men in ski masks who allegedly shouted racial and homophobic slurs, poured a chemical on him and put a rope around his neck. Steve Osunsami reports. https://abcn.ws/2GaWqA2 | ABC World News Tonight with David Muir

896K views · 2.2K reactions | Ellen Page's emotional interview from The Late Show with Stephen Colbert is going viral after she scorched the current administration in the wake of Jussie Smollett's hate-fueled attack | NowThis Entertainment | Facebook