Earlier this week, the actor stood by claims that he was attacked – with prosecutors saying he “lied for hours” as he repeated the story he told Chicago police.
On 9 December, he was convicted by a jury of six men and six women of five of the six felony disorderly conduct charges he faced after a nearly two-week-long trial.
In court, he stuck with his claim that the alleged attackers shouted a Trump slogan and tied a noose around his neck. Prosecutors accused the 39-year-old of faking the incident to help his career after being “dissatisfied with his salary” on Empire where he was reportedly making $100,000 per episode.