Posted on 12/09/2021 9:21:28 PM PST by Trillian
CNN anchor Don Lemon on Thursday night said Jussie Smollett was a liar, turning on his former friend as Lemon's guest said the 39-year-old should brace himself for prison.
Smollett, the star of Empire, was found guilty earlier on Thursday by a jury in Chicago of staging a 'racist and homophobic hate crime' in January 2019, in a bid to make the producers of the show have more sympathy for him.
The jury took nine hours to convict Smollett on five of the six counts, and Lemon had little sympathy for his former friend, who he admitted in 2019 he texted 'every day' until it emerged the incident was a hoax.
Smollett on the stand on Monday shocked many by testifying that Lemon, 55, contacted Smollett to tell him Chicago police did not believe his story.
'He had to make up too many lies as to why he didn't want to do certain things,' said Lemon on Thursday night.
'To cover. Like another lie - and I guess he got caught up in that because he took the stand himself.
'He got angry with the prosecutor as the prosecutor poked holes in his story - calling the only other witnesses liars.'
Lemon - who has never addressed the issue of him texting Smollett - asked his guest, legal analyst Joey Jackson, what he made of the verdict.
'I think it's the proper result,' said Jackson.
'When you look at the case, the verdict, everything else - many people have said this is a case about credibility; and he said, she said. I disagree.
'This is a case - every case relies upon credibility, but it's also about a narrative that makes sense.
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lemon will soon join cuomo
So whatever happened to the black, gay solidarity to the end rhetoric? Lemon saw what happened to Chris Cuomo, put his finger to the wind and promptly tossed Smollett under the bus.
I hope so. He’s loathsome.
The gravest part of this case is the MAGA attackers getting away scot free. White privilege.
He’s not going to get prison.
Maybe probation, a fine, community service and a public apology, but Smollett got too much pull (Obama) for him to go to prison.
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Posted on 12/7/2021, 6:13:42 PM by governsleastgovernsbest
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When they use the word, ‘star’ in the title, to whom are they referring? I saw no stars in the Smollett trial.
I saw a notorious liar, but no stars.
He should reimburse the police and the court for the cost of the investigation and the trial. Refund the police.
Don Lemon throws his old pal Jussie Smollett to the wolves
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I don’t much care for Jussie
But lemon I despise, cuz I think he’s told more and bigger lies to our nation than Jessie has hairs on his body imho.
Hey don, you’re in no position to criticize anyone.
Jessie did it for a cause, you do it for money , he’s an ideolog , your a whore, imho.
Spit.
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