Posted on 12/10/2021 9:54:17 AM PST by Navy Patriot
Actor Jussie Smollett, the one-time star of the TV drama “Empire,” was found guilty on Thursday of staging a hate crime against himself in what prosecutors said was a bid to gain sympathy and bolster his career.
Prosecutors said Smollett, who is Black and openly gay, lied to police when he told them that he was accosted on a dark Chicago street by two masked strangers in January 2019.
Smollett said the men threw a noose around his neck and poured chemicals on him while yelling racist and homophobic slurs and expressions of support for former President Donald Trump.
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“gave Smollett a tongue bath.”
That’s not s tea bagging, is it?
Maybe now he can commiserate with his adopted brother — Bubba Smollett of NASCAR fame.
A Noose Brother from another Mother ...
Was “mr. smollette” remanded into custody, or is he out free, waiting for sentencing?
Me also. Especially the premeditated and lengthy planned ones.
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