Posted on 12/10/2021 11:14:54 AM PST by where's_the_Outrage?
Jussie Smollett was found guilty Thursday of staging and falsely reporting to police that he had been the victim of a hate crime in Chicago three years ago.
A jury in Cook County, Ill., found the former “Empire” actor guilty on five of six charges of felony disorderly conduct, according to the Associated Press. He was acquitted on one. Sentencing for Smollett, who was not taken into custody, will take place at a later date. His representatives did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Smollett, who is Black and gay, told Chicago police in January 2019 that he had been physically attacked and subjected to racist and homophobic slurs late at night in the city’s Streeterville neighborhood. He said his assailants poured an unknown chemical substance on him and yelled, “This is MAGA country,” referring to Donald Trump’s “Make America Great Again” campaign slogan.
When the news hit social media, Smollett, 39, received an outpouring of support from advocacy organizations and fellow celebrities alike, including his on-screen parents, played by Terrence Howard and Taraji P. Henson, as well as “Empire” co-creator Lee Daniels, who urged his Instagram followers to “love each other regardless of what sexual orientation we are.” But within days, people began to wonder whether Smollett was telling the truth.
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"But within days, people began to wonder whether Smollett was telling the truth." They should have checked here, believe it was immediately called a hoax.
Wonder when the compost is going to start talking about those that condemned "MAGA" people for this hoax?
State or Federal Court?
I’ll bet Lady Brillohead was surprised to find out Chicago was MAGA country!
In and of itself a hate crime. DOJ on it?
When the news hit social media, Smollett, 39, received an outpouring of support from advocacy organizations and fellow celebrities alike, including his on-screen parents, played by Terrence Howard and Taraji P. Henson, as well as “Empire” co-creator Lee Daniels, who urged his Instagram followers to “love each other regardless of what sexual orientation we are.”
Two cards, no Trump.
What a stupid plan in the first place. Only a complete moron would think that could work.
Yes, those two things Dave Chappelle called out. MAGA hats in Chicago and any Trump voter knowing who Jussie Smollett was, let alone knowing anything about the TV show Empire.
how about it. I first saw it at FR about 7 hours after the attack. We pretty much picked it apart in no time.
Then we followed Rob Elgas from Chicago ABC news. PJMedia also did a nice job was relaying his tweets and reporting on the libs being hurt,
Elgas did great reporting\investigating on this story. Gave the facts...no opinions. Had sources in the Chicago Police Dept. and his reporting was continuous.
They forgot to mention the part about the "noose".What a bunch of liars -- that and that the "chemical substance" was bleach.
I'm actually a little surprised that it didn't work. We had someone convicted of murder when the cause of death was heart failure due to massive drug overdose. So ...
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