BREAKING NEWS – Chicago, Illinois – Jussie Smollett’s team is trying to spring the actor from jail while his appeal is heard. His attorneys have filed court paperwork alluding to the idea that he is in harm’s way as long as he is behind bars.
In an emergency motion, which is being described as a “docketing statement,” lawyers for the former “Empire” star, 39, are asking a judge for a stay regarding Smollett’s 150-day sentence and/or to grant the actor bail pending the status of his court appeal.
“Mr. Smollett has become the target of vicious threats in the social media forums which no doubt reflects the hatred and wish for physical harm towards Smollett which he may experience during incarceration,” the filing reads. “We also want an immediate investigation launched regarding big husky inmates bidding on Smollett as if he was livestock at an auction, as well as illegal price fixing.”