Posted on 02/21/2019 7:50:14 AM PST by COUNTrecount
Defiant Jussie Smollet says he will FIGHT the false police report charges over 'staged' attack - as Empire producers consider suspending him, after security footage emerged of the Nigerian brothers buying ski masks
Jussie Smollett, 36, was criminally charged on Wednesday night in Chicago
He is charged with filing a false police report, a Class 4 felony
Police say that he hoaxed a hate crime assault on himself on January 29
His attorneys say he 'enjoys the presumption of innocence' and will fight charge
Empire's producers are reportedly considering removing Smollett from TV show
Brothers Ola and Abel Osundairo were earlier seen entering grand jury
Video of them buying ski masks and red hat day before the attack has emerged
Cops believe Smollett hired the duo to carry out a staged assault on himself
Charges carry a maximum sentence of three years and a fine of up to $25,000 FBI is also still investigating hateful letter that Smollett said he received
The Chicago Police Department announced on Wednesday night that the Cook County State's Attorney Office had approved criminal charges against 36-year-old Empire star.
His lawyers say he intends to 'mount an aggressive defense' against the class 4 felony, that could land him up to three years in prison if convicted.
Police suspect the actor, who is black and openly gay, staged a racist and homophobic assault against himself on January 29, which he claimed was carried out by white men who shouted 'this is MAGA country' as they put a noose around his neck.
As new of the charges against Smollett broke, Empire's producers were weighing whether to remove him from the Fox drama series, on which he portrays the musician Jamal Lyon, sources close to the show told Variety.
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She’s wearing her white face
Exactly!
This may be a little late, but I haven’t heard anyone say it:
Jussie Smollett couldn’t pay two white men to punch him.
I would have done to for nothing except a free red hat
I did not pick up that he paid them with a CHECK! Wow.
And I thought he was dumb to hire black guys.
“They found the cut-up magazine used in the fake letter in the apartment of his two friends.”
So it must be really true that half of the people have IQs less than 100.
This guy is dumb as a rock.......really!
This video by Fox by the CPD details it all thoroughly.
https://youtu.be/u84Mt3n5AM4
Right... If the noose don’t fit, you must acquit!!
The Federal charges and sentencing won’t be 30 days though.
Doesn’t matter. It’s her account with her name and face on it. She owns it.
Exactly.
What's delish is that the dumb Front Hole is less savvy about Twitter than the "old fossil" President Trump. :-)
Not only the apologies to the Trump supporters, but has any Democrat comdemned Juicy Smuglette at all for his reverse HATE CRIME???
Good question. Not holding my breath.
“He’d lose his case in any functioning court of law.”
Operative word is “functioning.” When it comes to dens of corruption, few are worse than Chicago. Most likely, the jury pool will be drawn from that city’s Souf Side.
Yep, doubling down on the dindu.
How soon before they blame POTUS?
You know it’s coming.
I hate these people.
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