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Police Believe Jussie Smollett Attack Was Staged (Report)
Variety ^ | 14 Feb 2019 | Gene Maddaus

Posted on 02/14/2019 4:38:36 PM PST by Steely Tom

Chicago police have concluded that the alleged attack on “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett was staged, according to two local media reports.

Police spent much of Thursday interviewing two persons of interest in the case, who are believed to have been seen on surveillance images on the night of the attack.

Rob Elgas, a reporter at ABC 7 in Chicago, reported Thursday afternoon that “multiple sources” said that Smollett and the two men staged the attack because his character was being written off the show. Brad Edwards, a reporter at CBS Chicago, cited a source who said that investigators believe the “non-cooperating 2 witnesses are co-conspirators in a potentially staged attack.”

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To: Williams
I hope when this is official, Trump calls it out.

Oh, I imagine he'll have a comment or two...

21 posted on 02/14/2019 4:50:15 PM PST by Steely Tom ([Seth Rich] == [the Democrat's John Dean])
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To: Drew68

They will no doubt. Actually they still haven’t make it official that he lied. I still say they’ll bury it and forget about it so liberals can dig it up every now and then as “evidence of racism by Trump supporters”.


22 posted on 02/14/2019 4:50:22 PM PST by GrandJediMasterYoda (As long as Hillary walks free, equal justice under the law will never exist in the USA)
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To: Steely Tom

12:42 PM - 29 Jan 2019
https://twitter.com/Dannystrong/status/1090304238029291521

I’m deeply horrified and saddened by the racist and homophobic attacks against @JussieSmollett. He is a kind and profoundly talented soul whom I respect with all my heart. The terror of racism and homophobia has no place in our society, it is the most indecent way to live...

...whoever did this, do not forget that you are nothing but hate filled cowards while Jussie’s talent and activism will continue to shine a bright light on to the world for decades to come.


23 posted on 02/14/2019 4:51:09 PM PST by SMGFan
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To: GrandJediMasterYoda
I still say they’ll bury it and forget about it so liberals can dig it up every now and then as “evidence of racism by Trump supporters”.

I think it's headed for the Memory Hole at a rapid rate.

24 posted on 02/14/2019 4:51:41 PM PST by Steely Tom ([Seth Rich] == [the Democrat's John Dean])
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To: Steely Tom

I saw this over at Ace of Spades, and it seems the story came from some twitterer (whatever one is supposed to say), I have to imagine Variety backed this up. Who knows nowadays, though really.

I mean, we all KNOW it’s BS but how do you prove that? This scenario is plausible, and so hilarious if true!

If they get busted the guys who “attacked” him can say: hey, he told us we were acting a scene, we don’t know what made him get kooky about things and call the cops and all.


25 posted on 02/14/2019 4:52:49 PM PST by jocon307
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To: Steely Tom

Another fake “hate crime”. They become quite popular with the lefties.


26 posted on 02/14/2019 4:52:59 PM PST by FlingWingFlyer (#NotARussianBot)
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To: Steely Tom

Juicy will be in rehab soon complaining that he cracked under the pressure of being written out of Empire by the homophobic cracker producers.


27 posted on 02/14/2019 4:53:18 PM PST by Menehune56 ("Let them hate so long as they fear" (Oderint Dum Metuant), Lucius Accius (170 BC - 86 BC))
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To: Steely Tom

DU is going to be hilarious tonight.


28 posted on 02/14/2019 4:53:26 PM PST by posterchild (anti-science: thinking a fetus is distinct from a tumor and sex is determined by chromosomes)
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To: All

So after a 2 week investigation the case turns out to be a steaming pile of SMOLLET?


29 posted on 02/14/2019 4:53:40 PM PST by JonPreston
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To: Steely Tom

30 posted on 02/14/2019 4:55:55 PM PST by Vendome (I've Gotta Be Me https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BB0ndRzaz2o)
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To: posterchild
DU is going to be hilarious tonight.

They're avoiding the "Breaking News" thread like the plague. A whopping 12 posts so far.

31 posted on 02/14/2019 4:56:36 PM PST by Drew68
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To: Steely Tom

“I think it’s headed for the Memory Hole at a rapid rate.”

Yep, we’ll just stop hearing about it, as with so many other news stories, pretty much all of which are far more important than this TMZ very special episode.


32 posted on 02/14/2019 4:57:15 PM PST by jocon307
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A PR stunt to get his name out there......he even had PR advice when he went whining to Robin Roberts.

Who ever heard of the guy before this?

Two Nigerians helped him.......wonder how much they got paid?


33 posted on 02/14/2019 5:01:09 PM PST by Liz ( Our side has 8 trillion bullets; the other side doesn't know which bathroom to use.)
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To: All

A PR stunt to get his name out there......he even had PR advice when he went whining to Robin Roberts.

Who ever heard of the guy before this?

Two Nigerians helped him.......wonder how much they got paid?


34 posted on 02/14/2019 5:01:11 PM PST by Liz ( Our side has 8 trillion bullets; the other side doesn't know which bathroom to use.)
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To: SMGFan

Activism. Well, the guy was right about that...


35 posted on 02/14/2019 5:02:38 PM PST by Flaming Conservative ((Pray without ceasing))
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36 posted on 02/14/2019 5:03:58 PM PST by musicman (The future is just a collection of successive nows.)
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37 posted on 02/14/2019 5:04:57 PM PST by Wally_Kalbacken
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To: Wally_Kalbacken

"You Brute! You Brute! You Vicious Brute!"

38 posted on 02/14/2019 5:07:25 PM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: DIRTYSECRET

Yes, and that means two white dudes still could have done it, right?


39 posted on 02/14/2019 5:07:28 PM PST by ConservativeMind (Trump: Befuddling Democrats, Republicans, and the Media for the benefit of the US and all mankind.)
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To: Steely Tom

Nobody, and I mean NOBODY on FreeRepublic saw THAT one coming! /S!!!! :)


40 posted on 02/14/2019 5:08:08 PM PST by LittleBillyInfidel (This tagline has been formatted to fit the screen. Some content has been edited.)
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