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CHICAGO - More than three years after Jussie Smollett told police he was the victim of a racist and homophobic attack on a dark, cold Chicago street, all of the questions swirling around the actor — from whether he staged a fake attack to why he would do such a thing — now boil down to two: Will he admit he lied to police and will he be sent to prison?On Thursday, three months after a jury found him guilty of lying to police, those questions will be answered when Smollett, a onetime star of the television show "Empire," returns for sentencing to the courtroom where he was found guilty of lying to police about an attack prosecutors contended he orchestrated himself.JoJo Smollett, brother of actor Jussie Smollett, joins Good Day Chicago ahead of the former Empire star's sentencing in court. JoJo says he will read a statement before the judge Thursday afternoon.Smollett was convicted of five of six felony counts of disorderly conduct — for lying to police.