I can’t decide if he is really mentally ill or it’s all just acting.
Mostly I think he is mentally ill.
He’s a lefty. All pleftoes are mentally ill — or they wouldn’t be liberals.
Liberalism is a mental disorder.
When your mom is a former Black Panther, you’re going to be served repeated heavy doses of Perpetual Victim-Oppression Kool-Aid. His late father was Jewish and likely the type to accept all that faux-guilt from his wife. A “Yes-Dear” type marriage writ very large.
Mostly I think he is mentally ill.
There is a high likelihood that it's all of the above. If you google histrionic personality disorder, Jussie tics quite a few of the typical behaviors. If he were institutionalized for a longer period of time, he'd probably be compelled to pursue some treatment that might help, but considering his grandmother was making a stupid scene in court, he'll be a burden on the jail for a few months then back to being a burden to the wider society. I'd bet his next move will be to get all tatted up and playing into how tough he is as an ex con in hollywood.