Jussie Smollett is engaged on himself.
According to TMZ on Wednesday, a rep for the 41-year-old actor revealed he entered an outpatient rehab facility for therapy after an “extremely difficult” couple of years. The rep stated in an announcement:
“Jussie has had an extremely difficult past few years. He has quietly been working very hard for some time now and we are proud of him for taking these necessary steps.”
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It’s unknown what he’s getting therapy for right now. But this information comes amid his ongoing attraction in his felony case in Chicago. As you almost certainly know, the Empire alum was discovered responsible of 5 counts of felony disorderly conduct for mendacity to the police about being a sufferer of a 2019 hate crime. Jussie was sentenced to 150 days in jail and ordered to pay town of Chicago $120,106 in restitution, plus a $25,000 high-quality.
But in a surprising flip of occasions, he ended up being launched for his attraction after solely spending six days behind bars! Jussie has since been noticed out and about and even directed a movie mission with Vivica A. Fox whereas the authorized course of performs out. And now he seems to be in rehab to get some assist.
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