Posted on 03/26/2019 12:37:50 PM PDT by Enlightened1
The family of Empire actor Jussie Smollett praised prosecutors for dropping all charges against the Fox star in connection to filing a false police report, stating that Smollett is an “innocent man” who was “unjustly smeared.
“Our son and brother is an innocent man whose name and character has been unjustly smeared. Jussie is a son, a brother, a partner, a champion for human rights, and a genuine soul who would never be capable of what he was falsely accused of,” a statement via the Smollett family reads. “He was the victim of an assault and then falsely blamed for his own attack,” the statement continued. “This morning truth has prevailed and he has been vindicated. All charges have been dismissed and his record expunged (cleared).”
“The painful incidents we’ve witnessed him endure over the past 7 weeks have been heartbreaking and unjust to say the least. While many were quick to rush to judgement before hearing the actual truth, we are grateful that the truth about Jussie has come to light,” the statement continues. “We look forward to bringing the real perpetrators to justice. We thank God and our village for standing by us during this trying time.”
Earlier Tuesday, Smollett attorneys Tina Glandian and Patricia Brown Holmes announced that the actor’s record “has been wiped clean.” Smollett was indicted on 16 felony counts related to making a false report that he was attacked by two men who shouted racial and homophobic slurs in downtown Chicago on January 29. Police and prosecutors have said the black and gay actor falsely reported to authorities that he was attacked because he was unhappy with his pay on the Fox show and to promote his career.
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Something stinks. If he wasn’t guilty of reporting a false crime, why are they no longer looking for perpetrators?
Lefty privilege.
did you catch the latest soundbite?: the da said she knows he lied but she dropped the charges anyway
“the truth about Jussie has come to light”
WHAT TRUTH? They just dropped the charges. That does not reveal any “truth.” Not at all.
oh pleeeease
“This is the fuse. Law and Order cannot have two different set of laws.”
Sure it can. One for Soviet elites and those connected to them... err I mean... Democrat Elites, and one for the serfs.
It worked well for the Soviets for 70+ years, why would it not work here?
And why did they keep his $10k? And why did they reference his "community service?"
What *truth* are they wanting to come out? We all know what the truth is.
Go ahead, just keep on lying.
You won’t ever convince us that crazy story was true.
Smellit’s family is just as full of crap as he is!
You trip and fall down the stairs in police stations.
He got busted before for providing false info to the cops.
Seems to me that there were a couple of things Jussie did that got him on the wrong side of the law.
I can hear the sound of ugly ass bruno magli shoes hitting the pavement now.
Yeah those whacky racist Nigerian Trump supporters LOL..he ONLY got off because of ONE THING..he connection to the Obamas and Kamala Harris, that is why the documents are SEALED
I never heard of “Empire” or Jussie before this fake hate crime hit the news, because I don’t have a TV set. I’m still waiting to know which empire the show is about. The Roman Empire? Persian? I hope it’s the Mongol Empire; then Jussie can play a Mameluke.
“And how we burned in the camps later, thinking: What would things have been like if every Security operative, when he went out at night to make an arrest, had been uncertain whether he would return alive and had to say good-bye to his family? Or if, during periods of mass arrests, as for example in Leningrad, when they arrested a quarter of the entire city, people had not simply sat there in their lairs, paling with terror at every bang of the downstairs door and at every step on the staircase, but had understood they had nothing left to lose and had boldly set up in the downstairs hall an ambush of half a dozen people with axes, hammers, pokers, or whatever else was at hand?... The Organs would very quickly have suffered a shortage of officers and transport and, notwithstanding all of Stalin's thirst, the cursed machine would have ground to a halt! If...if...We didn't love freedom enough. And even more – we had no awareness of the real situation.... We purely and simply deserved everything that happened afterward.”
So the two Nigerian brothers get busted for assault now?
Or indicted for lying about their role?
The second time he has gotten away with this.
How does a poorly paid actor get the $$$$ to play these games and get off?
An Innocent Man
Billy Joel
Produced by Phil Ramone
Album An Innocent Man
Some people stay far away from the door
If there’s a chance of it opening up
They hear a voice in the hall outside
And hope that it just passes by
Some people live with the fear of a touch
And the anger of having been a fool
They will not listen to anyone
So nobody tells them a lie
I know you’re only protecting yourself
I know you’re thinking of somebody else
Someone who hurt you
But I’m not above making up for the love
You’ve been denying you could ever feel
I’m not above doing anything
To restore your faith if I can
Some people see through the eyes of the old
Before they ever get a look at the young
I’m only willing to hear you cry
Because I am an innocent man
[Chorus]
I am an innocent man
Oh, yes I am
Some people say they will never believe
Of the promise they hear in the dark
Because they only remember too well
They heard somebody tell them before
Some people sleep all alone every night
Instead of taking a lover to bed
Some people find that it’s easier to hate
Then to wait anymore
I know you don’t want to hear what I say
I know you’re gonna keep turning away
But I’ve been there
And if I can survive I can keep you alive
I’m not above going through it again
I’m not above being cool for a while
If you’re cruel to me, I’ll understand
Some people run from a possible fight
Some people figure they can never win
And although this is a fight I can lose
The accused is an innocent man
[Chorus]
I am an innocent man
Oh, yes I am
An innocent man
You know you only hurt yourself out of spite
I guess you’d rather be a martyr tonight
That’s your decision
But I’m not below anybody I know
If there’s a chance of resurrecting a love
I’m not above going back to the start
To find out where the heartache began
Some people hope for a miracle cure
Some people just accept the world as it is
But I’m not willing to lay down and die
Because I am an innocent man
[Chorus]
I am an innocent man
Oh, yes I am
An innocent man, Oooh
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