Jussie Smollett is one of the talented actors that America has seen. Aside from acting, he also works as a photographer and singer. However, his career spiraled down when he got involved in an unusual case.
But what is Jussie Smollett Net Worth?
Smollett began his modeling career as a kid in New York City. From there, he worked as an extra in New York-based films such as "Mo' Better Blues" (1990) and "New Jack City" (1991). In the following year, he appeared in the films "The Mighty Ducks" (1992) and "North" (1994), and then in the ABC sitcom "On Our Own" from 1994 to 1995, alongside all five of his real-life siblings.
He was out of the spotlight until 2012 when he made a comeback as the main protagonist Magnus in the LGBTQ romantic comedy-drama "The Skinny. Smollett also has a musical background. In 2012, he published his first EP, "The Poisoned Hearts Club." He then revealed in 2015 that he had signed a recording deal with Columbia Records. "Sum of My Music," his first studio album, was published in 2018 on his label, Music of Sound.
Smollet became one of the stars of the hit TV drama "Empire in 2015. For this show, Smollett co-wrote numerous original songs, including "I Wanna Love You" and "You're So Beautiful."
Fake Crime
However, he was recently w sentenced by a Chicago court to 30 months and 150 days imprisonment for faking a hate crime against himself.Smollett, 39, was found guilty by a jury in December of five of the six felony disorderly conduct counts.
He was charged with, one for each time he was alleged of lying to police.
On March 10, 2022, Smollett was also fined $25,000 and sentenced to pay over $120,000 in reparations by Cook County Circuit Court Judge James Linn.
Judge Linn said that the actor "destroyed" the life he knew. Following his staging of a hate crime, Smollett's career as an actor plunged as he lost his role in the final season of Empire, which was aired on Fox from 2015 to 2020.He has the opportunity to appeal, and he declared his innocence in court on Thursday. Dan Webb, a special prosecutor, arrives in Chicago for actor Jussie Smollett's sentencing hearing.
Prosecutors claim Smollett, who is Black and homosexual, made false claims when he told the police he was assaulted by two masked people on a dark Chicago street in January 2019.Smollett said the assailants put a rope around his neck and beat him while chanting racist and homophobic obscenities and expressing support for former US President Donald Trump, per The Sun.
A month later, police arrested the actor, alleging that he bribed two brothers $3,500 to perpetrate the attack to elevate his showbiz image. Subsequently, he pled not guilty to six counts of felony disorderly conduct per Al Jazeera.
Jussie Smollett's Net Worth
In 2015, Smollett publicly came out as gay, during a televised interview with talk show host Ellen DeGeneres. The following year, Smollett paid $1.687 million on a Los Angeles home. However, in July 2019, he sold the property at a $30,000 loss.
Jussie Smollett Net Worth 2022 is reportedly at $300,000 according to Celebrity Net Worth.
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