Jussie Smollett attends BET Awards and talks 'expanding my "Empire"'... as Twitter roasts him

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Eyebrows raised as convicted hate crime hoaxer Jussie Smollett turned up on the red carpet of the 22nd annual BET Awards, which was held at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on Sunday.An appeals court ordered the release of the disgraced 40-year-old from Chicago's Cook County Jail on March 16 after only serving six days of a 150-day sentence for five counts of felony disorderly conduct.And while Jussie's case remains on appeal - he decided to showcase his chest hair by wearing a white tank top beneath a beige blazer, brown pleated pants, and black loafers.

Audacity: Eyebrows raised as convicted hate crime hoaxer Jussie Smollett turned up on the red carpet of the 22nd annual BET Awards, which was held at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on Sunday Outrage: An appeals court ordered the release of the disgraced 40-year-old from Chicago's Cook County Jail on March 16 after only serving six days of a 150-day sentence for five counts of felony disorderly conductSmollett - who was nominated for best actor at the 2015 BET Awards - accessorized with gold jewelry and had his curly locks coiffed by hairstylist Parris Wagner before the ceremony.'I never thought of myself as working my way back into Hollywood,' the NoCal native told ET on Sunday. 'This has always been the plan, to expand my empire, so to speak.

To expand the level of what I want to do. I got to direct multiple episodes of the show as well as my music videos, I directed all of them.'But to be able to usher in just a new generation of artists of actors of this amazing talent that's out there that has so much to tell you.

That's what is feeding me.' Taking the plunge: And while Jussie's case remains on appeal - he decided to showcase his chest hair by wearing a.