Jussie Smollett pleads not guilty to felony charges in Chicago court

Jussie Smollett was hauled before a judge Monday for allegedly staging a hate crime against himself — exactly one year and three days after his first arraignment in the same case.

The embattled former “Empire” star’s legal team entered a not guilty plea on his behalf to charges of disorderly conduct during his brief appearance before Cook County Judge James B. Linn, and the actor was released on a $20,000 bond.

You need to come back to court and you’re required to do so, Linn asked the stone-faced thespian.

Do you understand?

Smollett nodded, but did not speak throughout the hearing. He then returned to the back of the courtroom where he was seen smiling alongside his siblings.

Smollett, 37, is facing Lady Justice once again after a special prosecutor ordered to re-examine the case brought fresh charges against him for allegedly paying two brothers to stage an attack against him on a frigid night in January last year.