I called it a hoax from day one. The media knows its a hoax too. The reported heavy about it when it first came out, then you heard very little as more evidence surfaced. If the media, who has an awful track record on this kind of case, thinks it bullshit, then its bullshit. This guy is a fraud and he ought to face serious consequences for pulling this, including large fines and jail-time. https://pjmedia.com/trending/none-dare-call-it-a-hoax-the-jussie-smollett-saga-continues/ Among other things, the police have made it very clear they have not yet found any proof of an attack, despite having almost all of Smollett’s movements on surveillance video. They have disclosed that Smollett would not give over his cell phone to verify his timeline of events. They even published photos of “persons of interest” that they had to know were going to be universally mocked for being obviously irrelevant. In my view, none of those important revelations would have been made public in the way that they were, unless there was extreme suspicion within the police force that Smollett’s story was not fully accurate. By extension, media figures would not be being told by their police sources, as I have been told is currently happening both routinely and with vigor, that the authorities are acting on the assumption that they will never find any evidence to fully substantiate Smollett’s story. This isn’t just happening via idle speculation either, the police are doing so with great specificity, even including an alternative theory for what really happened (current attempts to find the origin of the rope found around Smollett’s neck long after the event was over are believed to be the most likely game-changer, if there ever is one in this case). In truth, the Chicago police are terrified of even hinting they doubt Smollett's story. There is no major city in the U.S. where the cops are more distrusted by blacks than in Chicago. The police risk a riot if they let it be known they think Smollett is trying to hoax them.
So Chicago has wasted the time of dozens of police officers investigating a crime that likely did not happen. At some point they should bill the hoaxer for the time -- once it become clear it is a hoax.