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Jussie Smollett Wants No Part of New Chicago Court Hearing About a Special Prosecutor
The Root ^ | 1 May 2019 | Dara Sharif

Posted on 05/01/2019 5:00:42 PM PDT by Steely Tom

Jussie Smollett has gone West, young fans, and he has no intention of returning to Chicago for a new court hearing about whether a special prosecutor should be appointed to review how criminal charges against him were dismissed.

That’s what his publicist Hilary Rosen is saying, according to the Associated Press, as Smollett’s attorneys file court papers to stop his being forced to appear in court in Chicago Thursday.

In the court filing, Smollett’s lawyers said the actor, who just got kicked off his Empire TV show for the foreseeable future, got rid of his Chicago apartment due to security concerns and has moved west to California.

Empire is coming back for a sixth season, but not the beloved Jamal, aka actor Jussie Smollett.

Returning to Chicago for Thursday’s hearing would be an “undue hardship,” the lawyers argued, the Chicago Tribune reports.

Besides, they argued, Smollett is not a factor in the hearing since all charges against him were dropped.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events; US: Illinois
KEYWORDS: chicago; empire; foxx; hoax; illinois; jussiesmollett; kimfoxx; smollett
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1 posted on 05/01/2019 5:00:42 PM PDT by Steely Tom
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To: Steely Tom

guilty as sin yet free as a bird

it’s the Chicago Democrat way


2 posted on 05/01/2019 5:01:42 PM PDT by a fool in paradise (Denounce DUAC - The Democrats Un-American Activists Committee)
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To: Steely Tom

He will off himself in a few months.


3 posted on 05/01/2019 5:04:05 PM PDT by DownInFlames (Galsd)
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To: Steely Tom

Neither did Capone.


4 posted on 05/01/2019 5:04:34 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (You can't invade the mainland US. There'd be a rifle behind every blade of grass.)
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To: Steely Tom

Smollett thinks if he moves away they can’t get him.


5 posted on 05/01/2019 5:05:07 PM PDT by \/\/ayne (I regret that I have but one subscription cancellation notice to give to my local newspaper.)
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To: Steely Tom

Got rid of his apartment for “security concerns”?

Those white-face wearing black people must be thick up in that neck of the woods


6 posted on 05/01/2019 5:05:27 PM PDT by digger48
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To: Steely Tom

Watch for Barack to start spending more time in California.


7 posted on 05/01/2019 5:08:58 PM PDT by cquiggy
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To: digger48

Time to subpoena all communications during those few days, between Michael Obama and his sidekick, who delivered the message to drop the charges.
That would make an interesting conversation.


8 posted on 05/01/2019 5:11:38 PM PDT by Fireone (Build the gallows first, then the wall!)
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To: \/\/ayne
Smollett thinks if he moves away they can’t get him.

I know it sucks, but remember, he DOES have several layers of protection.

9 posted on 05/01/2019 5:14:04 PM PDT by Mark17 (What, exactly, was the "only evil continually," that was going on in the days of Noah?)
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To: Steely Tom

If somehow someone could get the text messages between Kamala Harris and Jussie Smollett released, it would be the end of her candidacy, I believe she was 100 percent involved in the whole hate crime hoax


10 posted on 05/01/2019 5:20:02 PM PDT by Sarah Barracuda
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11 posted on 05/01/2019 5:21:12 PM PDT by CharlesMartelsGhost
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To: Steely Tom

OJ and Smollett— black celebrity privilege


12 posted on 05/01/2019 5:22:26 PM PDT by Cubs Fan (EVERYTHING IS RACISM! (except hating whitey)
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To: Steely Tom

Coward.


13 posted on 05/01/2019 5:27:17 PM PDT by 60Gunner (The price of apathy towards public affairs is to be ruled by evil men. - Plato)
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To: Steely Tom

Have Nadler send him a subpeona. That should do it.


14 posted on 05/01/2019 5:51:08 PM PDT by Libloather (Global warming is AWESOME!)
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To: Steely Tom

Since when is he fired? They were keeping him on.


15 posted on 05/01/2019 5:56:07 PM PDT by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; Not Averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: Secret Agent Man

“Since when is he fired? They were keeping him on”

I thought I heard that as well about a month back.


16 posted on 05/01/2019 5:59:37 PM PDT by DAC21
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To: Secret Agent Man

His contract is unknown. He could have a personal behavior clause that has not triggered so therefore they pay him but write him out.

this solves a lot of problems.

there are surely people that are smart enough to realize he is likely guilty and is bad PR.


17 posted on 05/01/2019 6:02:46 PM PDT by RummyChick (I have no inside sources, media sources, or federal government employee sources. NONE)
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To: Steely Tom

Julian Assange concurs.


18 posted on 05/01/2019 6:03:16 PM PDT by Lurkina.n.Learnin (If you want a definition of "bullying" just watch the Democrats in the Senate)
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To: digger48

Those white-face wearing black people must be thick up in that neck of the woods

Must be some type of crypto Trump supporters, well hidden and nonvoting?


19 posted on 05/01/2019 6:06:39 PM PDT by DUMBGRUNT ("The enemy has overrun us. We are blowing up everything. Vive la France!")
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To: Steely Tom

Nobody here in California wants Jussie hanging out.
Can someone in that fabulous town of Chicago please come and collect your wayward brother?
We’ll give you a discount on some Tofu Burgers.


20 posted on 05/01/2019 6:10:55 PM PDT by lee martell
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