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An Illinois appeals court ordered the former "Empire" actor to
be released from the Cook County jail after he posts a personal
recognizance bond and promises to attend future court hearings.
Smollett, who served about six days in jail, was sentenced last
week to 150 days followed by 30 months probation.
The sentencing judge slammed the actor as "profoundly arrogant,
selfish and narcissistic" for faking the attack. Chicago police
spent about $130,000 in taxpayer resources investigating the
report but found cooperating witnesses that testified Smollett
paid them to attack him.
Smollett's attorneys are appealing the guilty verdict, and
argued that the actor would have served his entire jail sentence
by the time the appeal was heard if he was not released
immediately.
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