Posted on 02/14/2019 6:00:23 PM PST by EdnaMode
20th Century Fox Television and Fox Entertainment have voiced their support for “Empire” star Jussie Smollett after it was reported the actor and musician staged an attack on himself in Chicago. Chicago media had previously reported that Smollett staged the attack because he was being written off of the Fox series. However the Chicago P.D. said the reports of a hoax are still unconfirmed.
“The idea that Jussie Smollett has been, or would be, written off of ‘Empire’ is patently ridiculous,” the network and studio said in a joint statement. “He remains a core player on this very successful series and we continue to stand behind him.”
Reps for Smollett previously told Variety that reports Smollett staged the attack were “ridiculous rumors.”
It was reported on Thursday that the Chicago police were interviewing two persons of interest in the case, believed to be the two men seen in a surveillance video image released by the police shortly after the first report of the attack. The men turned out to be brothers from Nigeria, with police executing a search warrant on their home that same day. Investigators reportedly took a laptop, shoes, and bleach from the home.
On Jan. 29, it was reported that Smollett had been assaulted by two men at approximately 2 a.m. in the 300 block of E. North Water St. Smollett stated that the two men had shouted “racial and homophobic slurs” at him before beating him, pouring a chemical believed to be bleach on him, and putting a rope around his neck.
Also on Thursday, “Good Morning America” aired Smollett’s first interview since the incident. “If I had said it was a Muslim or a Mexican or someone black, I feel like the doubters would have supported me a lot more,” Smollett said during the interview
ABC said there were questions about the matter. It is thought it might have been set up by the actor.
Color me shocked.
Yes, liberals support each other, as in “thick as thieves” whereas conservative look around for ways to back stab.
When the lefties started calling Fox = Faux, they weren’t wrong,they were just predicting the future.
I’m sorry. Did you mean Faux News?
Evidently, a lot of guys “stand behind” Juicy...
Just sayin’...
Mmm, yeah, but the stories posted are interesting.
All this time and energy not to mention money spent on this loser. Priorities in this country . . . .out of whack!
“James Woods:
#SaveTheFootlong”
LOL!
The police had the phone records from the first moments. They kept asking him for the phone records, which were heavily redacted, thus pointing out to investigators which numbers to focus on.
That’s how he was busted.
#28 Harris, Booker, Pelosi.
A political HOOKER, a political con artist crooker, and a Snooker the public con artist.
They just say it’s not confirmed as a hoax.
Is another case of virtue signaling? This saga has seen the gamete of gimmickry.
edit: gamete = gamut.
This saga has seen the gamut of gimmickry.
This support does not seem to be aging very well.
JoMa
They can do a show where he gets arrested and thrown in jail. And then film him in actual jail, because that’s where he’s going.
Empire was already tanking before Smollets fake attack. Fox is virtue signalling. How are they going tape Empire with Smollet in custody?
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