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Hate crime hoaxer Jussie Smollett has once again repeated the debunked claim that he was randomly jumped during one snowy night in Chicago six years ago. In an Instagram post on Saturday, Smollett accused the city of Chicago working as part of a conspiracy to discredit his claim of being a victim of a hate crime. “Over six years ago, after it was reported I had been jumped, City Officials in Chicago set out to convince the public that I willfully set an assault against myself. This false narrative has left a stain on my character that will not soon...

A restaurant server who works in the Los Angeles International Airport was rattled after two customers left him a racist message at the top of their receipt. “No tip for illegal,” read the handwritten note. “Go back to Mexico.” Guillermo Ortiz, who works at the Planet Hollywood in the Tom Bradley International Terminal, said it was toward the end of his shift on March 21 when he waited on the couple. Ortiz told KTLA’s Carlos Saucedo that he thought everything had been going just fine with the two customers until he brought out their check. “The way they were looking...

The outgoing top prosecutor in Illinois reportedly failed “compliance” and is no longer authorized to practice law. Former Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx famously handled the case of actor Jussie Smollett after he staged an attack against himself. Her term ended on December 1, but she reportedly did not complete mandatory continuing education requirements. A search for the progressive’s name on the Illinois Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission website shows that Foxx is “unauthorized to practice law as [the] attorney has not demonstrated required MCLE [Minimum Continuing Legal Education] compliance.” ... All continuing education credits that were completed had...

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - A former Georgia poll worker was indicted Tuesday for allegedly threatening to bomb a polling place and lying to the FBI during the investigation, according to the Department of Justice. Nicholas Wimbish, 25, of Milledgeville, was arrested on Nov. 4 and made his first court appearance on Nov. 5. According to the DOJ, Wimbish was working at the Jones County Elections Office on Oct. 16 when he had a verbal altercation with a voter. Later that evening, Wimbish researched online to determine what information about himself would be publicly available. The following day, Wimbish...

The Illinois Supreme Court reversed the conviction of MAGA hate hoaxer Jussie Smollett. Jussie Smollett asked the Illinois Supreme Court to overturn his conviction after the appellate court denied his request.

Monday marked the five-year anniversary of Joe Biden’s online condemnation of a “hate crime” that never happened. On Jan. 29, 2019, “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett, who is black and gay, made national headlines with claims a pair of white supremacist Trump supporters violently attacked him. The actor said his assailants screamed, “This is MAGA country!” in the apparently far-right city of Chicago. “I will never be the man this did not happen to,” Smollett told ABC News in an interview with Robin Roberts two weeks later. By December 2021, Smollett was convicted on five out of six charges over staging...

Vice President Kamala Harris' 2019 post calling Jussie Smollett a victim of attempted "modern day lynching" is still online despite the actor losing his conviction appeal Friday and facing the likelihood of going back to prison. An Illinois appeals court on Friday upheld Smollett's previous conviction on five of the six charges of disorderly conduct in 2021. Smollett had claimed he was the victim of a racist and homophobic attack by two men who were wearing ski masks in January 2019. While police searched for the suspects, an investigation into Smollett led to charges that he planned the whole attack...

An appeals court upheld the disorderly conduct convictions Friday of actor Jussie Smollett, who was accused of staging a racist, homophobic attack against himself in 2019 and then lying about it to Chicago police. Smollett, who appeared in the TV show “Empire,” challenged the role of a special prosecutor, jury selection, evidence and many other aspects of the case. But all were turned aside in a 2-1 opinion from the Illinois Appellate Court. Smollett had reported to police that he was the victim of a racist and homophobic attack by two men wearing ski masks. The manhunt for the attackers...

For the average person, being convicted of a felony means going to prison to serve a sentence. For “special” people like Jussie Smollett, with the backing of powerful Democrats like Michelle Obama, convictions mean freedom through the appeal process so he could direct a movie and hang out with Hollywood’s top wokesters. Now, it appears Smollett may serve the remainder of his tiny 150-day sentence for sparking race wars through his infamous hate hoax. The important word there is “may.” According to TMZ, losing his appeal does not necessarily mean he’s going to jail like normal people. Jussie Smollett just...

The Alabama woman who mysteriously reappeared two days after vanishing when she stopped to help a toddler who was walking on the side of a highway was likely not the target of sex traffickers, according to a report. A human trafficking expert on Monday threw cold water on Carlee Russell’s parents’ suggestion that the tot was used as “bait” to lure the 25-year-old nursing student out of her car and kidnap her. “As far as we are aware, this is not a tactic that traffickers use,” Sabrina Thulander, a spokesperson for Polaris, the nonprofit that runs the National Human Trafficking...

A couple was reportedly assaulted outside of a liquor store after being confronted by a group of men over their suspected purchase of Bud Light beer, police suspect. The incident took place on Saturday night in the city of Vaughn, Ontario, a suburb located just north of Toronto in Canada. York Regional Police said in an official statement that a couple was accosted by a group of three men after leaving a liquor store located on Jane Street and Major Mackenzie Drive West, allegedly targeting the 26-year-old male victim's supposed purchase of Bud Light and using various homophobic insults. When...

Everybody remembers what happened after actor Jussie Smollett claimed in January of 2019 to have been attacked in Chicago by two men shouting racial slurs and claiming “this is MAGA country.” Comedian Dave Chappelle was among those who noticed right away that “none of these details added up at all,” but politicians who really enjoy stoking the flames of racism ran with Smollett’s claim without question. President Biden and VP Harris have tweets that have aged badly and now have Twitter Community Notes attached: Biden got fact checked on Jouicy… https://t.co/aoMRszzSj1 — EducatëdHillbilly™ (@RobProvince) April 17, 2023 Biden’s getting called...

Emergency personnel have responded after a package with suspicious powder was delivered to the New York City building housing the Manhattan District Attorney's office, according to police. The New York Police Department said the package was delivered by USPS on Friday. No injuries were reported, and as of yet no one has been ordered to evacuate. Police responded to the scene shortly after 12 p.m. This is a developing story and will be updated.

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg received a second threatening letter and envelope containing a "white powder" Wednesday afternoon, raising the threat level in the city. The powder was found to be harmless. ABC News reported Wednesday afternoon that police sources told the news outlet that an envelope containing "white powder" and a threatening letter to Bragg was discovered in the basement mailroom at 80 Centre Street around 3 p.m. The New York City Police Department, Department of Environmental Protection, and Office of Emergency Management responded to the scene, the report said. NBC News reported that the powder was determined to...

Early in the morning hours of a polar vortex in January 2019, FOX's "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett claimed two White supremacist Trump supporters attacked him near his Chicago apartment in a racially-motivated hate crime that would soon incite outrage from activists and the media. It's the "hate crime" that dominated headlines, but facts proved none of it was true. In December 2021, the now-40-year-old actor and singer was convicted of five felony counts of disorderly conduct. One year ago, he was sentenced in March 2022 to 150 days in county jail. Brothers Abimbola "Bola" and Olabinjo "Ola" Osundairo, Smollett's accomplices...

Fox News has doomed Jussie Smollett as the disgraced actor desperately attempts to appeal his conviction for staging an anti-Trump hate crime. Smollett recently announced he is demanding a retrial after he was found guilty of blaming President Donald Trump’s supporters for a fake racial attack. However, the American people have not forgotten what Smollett did or how Chicago prosecutors tried to let him off. Fox will release an exclusive five-part docuseries “Jussie Smollett: Anatomy of a Hoax” on March 13th. John Finley, the streaming platform’s executive vice president, announced the series. The series will feature the first time ever...

Atlanta Black Pride Weekend, the country’s leading LGBTQ+ annual pride prepares for its 26th year with an exciting line-up during the 2022 Labor Day holiday weekend. Taking place in Atlanta, the five-day celebration will include special appearances by: Kandi Burruss, Jussie Smollett, Joseline Hernandez, Natalie Nunn, Stasha Sanchez, Saucy Santana, Big Latto, Jhonni Blaze, Erica Banks, Jerrie Johnson, Melissa “DJ M” Scott. Kicking off on Sept. 1 with an Atlanta Black Pride Weekend Opening Reception presented by the City of Atlanta and Mayor Andre Dickens, additional Pride nightlife events will take place in many of Atlanta’s premiere Midtown venues. **SNIP**...

Jussie Smollett is back in the limelight just 3 months after getting released from prison ... after attending the BET Awards and getting incredulous reactions online. The actor showed up at Sunday night's ceremony in LA, all smiles ... telling ET he's excited to be "expanding his empire." Twitter was on fire as JS walked the red carpet and took his seat ... memes were created in his name, while some called out BET for allowing "race-baiting liars" in its space. Sunday night's host, Taraji P. Henson, has been a vocal supporter of Jussie -- they both worked on "Empire"...

Jussie Smollett starved himself in prison. The 40-year-old actor - who was convicted of lying about being a victim of a racist and homophobic attack back in 2019 and initially sentenced to 150 days in jail in 2021 but was freed after just six days behind bars - admitted that during his brief time behind bars he "fasted" for almost a week in order to achieve a "clear mind." He said: "I was there for six and a half days. I fasted for six and a half days. I was fasting because that's what we do in my family. Like...

Resurfaced video of TV host-turned U.S. Senate candidate Dr. Mehmet Oz saying how much he “adores” and “loves” his friend, hate crime hoaxer Jussie Smollett is now going viral online after former President Donald Trump endorsed Oz in Pennsylvania’s U.S. Senate race. “Jussie Smollett, who has been on the show, who we all adore, was recently injured. It’s been called a hate crime,” Dr. Oz said on his show.