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Jussie Smollettkeeps his innocence.
Smollett, 40, claimed in a new interview with Sirius XM's show "Swayinthe Morning" that he wouldn't lie about alleged hate crime hoaxes.
"If I did this, I would be a piece --- and I don't think it's really suspicious," he said.
"If I did something like this, it would mean that I had stabbed my fist in the pain of a black American in this country for over 400 years ... That means I stabbed my fist. I'm afraid of the LGBTQ community around the world. I'm not that mother --- eh- never before, you don't have to. " Smoret insisted.
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"Empire"Actorwas convicted in December of launching an anti-homosexual and racist attack almost three years ago and lied to Chicago police.
Jussie Smollett for an interview in June at Sirius XM Studios Visited to New York City on the 14th of 2022. (Cindy Ord)
The jury was found guilty of Smollett's five chaotic acts– each timeHe was charged with lying to the police for several days immediately after the attack. A few weeks after Smollett was attacked, he was acquitted in mid-February for the sixth charge that he lied to a detective.
The actor was released from prison for six days after being appealed by Smollett's lawyer.
Smollett's lawyer said he had completed imprisonment by the time the appeal process was completed and could be at risk of physical harm if he remained in Cook County Jail. I was insisting.
Jussie Smollett sentenced to 150 days in prison He was released, but six days after the appeal. (Cook County Sheriff's Office via AP)
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In a new interview, Smollett continued to point out that he did not want to have a "rise" in his career at any point in the suspicion of an attack.
"I didn't have to bring any rise to his career," he explained. "I was fine. I was from New York reading a table for my dream role at a Broadway show. I just chose Alvin Ailey's official autobiographical rights. .. "
" All these things I was creating, there is no reason for me to do some ridiculous Corney --- such. But people believe they I'm trying to believe that I am. "
Jussie Smollett will attend the hearing of the decision on March 10. (Brian Cassella / Chicago Tribune via AP)
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Smollett also revealed that he was fasting to clarify his time in prison.
"I was fasting because it's what I'm doing in my family. Just like fasting, just like fasting ... That six and a half days ... I was fasting for those five and a half months until I knew if I was there, "he explained.
"I just wanted to know what my life would be like."
Lauryn Overhultz is an entertainment writer for FoxNews Digital.
