Posted on 03/26/2019 11:33:57 AM PDT by detective
Shortly after prosecutors formally dropped charges against Jussie Smollett on Tuesday, the embattled Empire actor held a press conference to discuss the new development.
“First of all, I want to thank my family, my friends, the incredible people of Chicago and all over the country and the world who have supported me, prayed for me, who showed me so much love,” Smollett began. “No one will ever know how much that has meant to me, and I will be forever grateful.”
He continued, “I want you to know that not for a moment was it in vain. I have been truthful and consistent on every single level since Day One. I would not be my mother’s son if I was capable of one drop of what I have been accused of. This has been an incredibly difficult time, honestly one of the worst of my entire life. But I am a man of faith and I am a man that has knowledge of my history, and I would not bring my family, our lives or the movement through a fire like this. I just wouldn’t.”
“I want to thank my legal counsel from the bottom of my heart, and I would also like to thank the state of Illinois for attempting to do what’s right. I would like nothing more than to get back to work and move on with my life, but make no mistake, I will always continue to fight for the justice, equality and betterment of marginalized people everywhere.”
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And the Chicago DA office agrees.
Check the Chicago DA’s bank accounts for sudden large deposits.
“Guilty as Sin, Free as a bird - what a country, America.” - Bill Ayers
Black Lies Matter
What a disgusting piece of human debris! Not only does he promote hate speech against White Trump supporters and pays off someone to get his charges dropped, but then stands there and snivels that HE is the victim of a situation HE manufactured himself! That is a new low, even for a Black Democrat.
“First of all, I want to thank my family, my friends, the incredible people of Chicago and all over the country and the world who have supported me, prayed for me, who showed me so much love,” Smollett began. “No one will ever know how much that has meant to me, and I will be forever grateful.”
What a fraudulent POS.
“Chicago is my Empire.”
It’s up to the Chicago FOP at this point... it’s THEIR baby now
I just hope that OJ’s “real killers” aren’t working with Smollett’s “real attackers.”
“I was expecting to be sent to prison for a long time and be repeatedly raped there. But then my hopes were dashed.”
I’m pretty sure he means it when he said thanks to my friends around the country in the world. The word is George Soros gave 400 ,000+ to the prosecuting attorney in the Chicago Tribune has her on text conversations talking about to try to do her best but she can’t promise anything
I can’t wait for Al Sharpton to chime in.
I doubt if a single person believes Justin Smollett.
God, if that were my son, I would kick him in the ass to humble himself, apologize, etc etc. No this guy double downs.
Are they going to welcome him back on the set?
Are his fellow actors going to accept this nonsense?
The whole thing is designed to knock the results of the “collusion investigation” of Trump, out of the media headlines.
The media is embarrassed, they don’t know what to say, and they needed time to “re-group” their talking points.
This (another nothing-burger case) gives them a break, pausing any attention from the Mueller matter.
One man exonerated by a two year investigation, crickets; a small-time, b-actor, gets cleared of self inflicted charges, and it’s a bigger story than the Lindbergh baby kidnapping.
That’s today’s America.
evidently it wasn’t MAGA country
Lyin’ and cryin’!
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