Jussie Smollett breaks down in tears in court as Empire actor awaits sentencing for ‘staging racist & homophobic attack’

EMPIRE actor Jussie Smollett broke down in court Thursday while awaiting sentencing for allegedly staging a racist and homophobic against himself. Smollett could be seen wiping away tears as the prosecution was speaking at the Leighton Criminal Courthouse. He was comforted by his lawyer. 5 Smollett was seen crying in court while awaiting sentencing Credit: AP 5 Smollett was at Leighton Criminal Courthouse on Thursday Credit: AP 5 Prosecutors claim Smollett told the brothers to make the ‘attack’ look like a hate crime Credit: Cook County State’s Attorney The actor was accused of staging a racist, anti-gay attack against himself… Read Full Article