"I did not do this," he continued.

Judge James Linn denied the defense's motion for a new trial. He also denied the motion to stay the sentence until appeal. "I am not staying this," said the judge. "This happens right here right now." Smollett was led out of the court by police with his fist raised in the air.

Judge Linn tore into Smollett during his sentencing and said that for a person with his background in social justice to now be sitting in front of him convicted of faking a hate crime, "the hypocrisy is just astounding ... What you did because you were selfishly, arrogantly, narcissistically bringing attention to yourself...took away resources from real victims. You're not a victim of a hate crime ... I don't think there is anything funny at all about hoaxing and faking racial hate crimes. I think that is disgraceful. Your performance on the witness stand can only be described as pure perjury. I find all those to be ample factors"... Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here

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