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Three months after a Chicago jury convicted Empire actor Jussie Smollett of faking a hate crime, he has returned to court to hear his sentence from the judge and it was a dramatic session. Court TV’s Chanley Painter was in the room when it happened and shares with host Vinnie Politan her observations. Was his sentence too harsh? Or did the judge do the right thing? Get the latest updates on CourtTV and CourtTV.com and tune in to see Vinnie Politan and the entire Court TV team review each day’s testimony on Closing Arguments weeknights from 8pm to 11pm.

For more of Court TV’s continuing coverage of the Jussie Smollett sentencing, click here.