Jussie Smollett's lawyer has claimed that his famous client refused to eat during his six days in jail and consumed only ice water.
On Wednesday, Smollett was released from jail after a six-day stint, with a court order obtained by E! News revealing that the former Empire star was given the opportunity to post bail of $150,000 despite his 150-day sentence.
His release comes after his attorneys claimed he was at high risk of being harmed in prison and filed for his immediate release earlier this week.
One of Smollett's lawyers, Nenye Uche, said his client had refused food during his time at Cook County Jail.
Per Metro, he told reporters: "Ice water, that’s been his food and liquid. I can only imagine if I was in jail for something I didn’t do, I wouldn’t be eating."
Uche added of his release: "Obviously the Smollett family are very, very happy about this. We are elated."
The actor's lawyers are filing an appeal on Smollett's case, according to BBC News. Considering the appellate court's decision may not be finalized until after the duration of his sentence, they agreed to give him a "stay" or pause in his jail time.
If Smollett loses his appeal, his sentence will start from scratch and he will serve all 150 days from scratch.
The Empire star had spent just two with the other inmates in the jail's general population, and four in a psychiatric unit due to concerns for his mental wellbeing, per NBC Chicago.
It was ruled that he should be released while his lawyers work on the appeal of his guilty verdict which followed five felony counts of deceiving police about a racist and homophobic attack three years ago.
As reported by MailOnline, Uche said that Smollett was treated poorly due to his race amid the case.
"Should Black men be walked into jail with a class four felony?" Uche asked, according to the outlet. "Shame on you if you think so. People are still trying to lock black men up and it's a disgrace. The judge spent a great deal of time chastising, berating my client. I had never seen that before. I was not happy with it."