Actor Jussie Smollett in court outburst after being jailed over hoax attack

Actor Jussie Smollett speaks to Judge James Linn after his sentence is announced. Photo: Brian Cassella/Pool photo

Don Babwin

A judge sentenced Jussie Smollett to 150 days in jail, branding the black and gay actor and singer a narcissistic charlatan for staging a hate crime against himself to grab the limelight while the nation struggled with wrenching issues of racial injustice.

Smollett responded by defiantly maintaining his innocence and suggesting he could be killed in jail.