A judge sentenced former "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett to 150 days in jail Thursday for staging a hate crime against himself to grab the limelight.

Smollett responded by defiantly maintaining his innocence and suggesting he could be killed in jail.

The sentence and Smollett’s post-hearing outburst capped an hours-long hearing and more than three years of legal drama following Smollett's claim that he had been the target of a racist and homophobic attack.

On top of the jailtime, the actor was ordered to pay 120,106 dollars in restitution to the city of Chicago and a 25,000 dollar fine.

Smollett's attorneys had wanted the judge to limit the sentence to community service arguing that he had already been punished by the criminal justice system and damage to his career.

The judge did consider those requests for mercy but also excoriated Smollett as a narcissist.