Jussie Smollett’s grandmother called her grandson a “justice warrior” at his sentencing Thursday and asked a judge not to include prison time in his sentence for the former “Empire” actor’s conviction of lying to police in a staged hate crime.

“The Jussie I know and love does not match up with the media’s portrayal of him,” Molly Smollett, 92, told the court during the hearing. “I ask you, judge, not to send him to prison,” she said, later adding, “If you do, send me along with him, OK?”