He just set back the rights of others who are truly attakced by many years... We should have a new phrase when something happens like this and is reported: "We do not have all the facts and want to avoid being Smolleted..."
Ok I cannot post the video directly for some reason but watch Don Lemon put BOTH feet in his mouth: Lemon: Smollett has lost in the court of public opinion CNN Tonight CNN's Don Lemon weighs in on the Jussie Smollett case and the "Empire" actor's interview on "Good Morning America." Source: CNN
Smollett staged attack because he was "dissatisfied with his salary," police say https://www.cnn.com/entertainment/l...ed-chicago/h_fb11d6237aac8ebd9ebc58c404574d9e Chicago police superintendent Eddie Johnson said "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett staged the alleged attack because he was "dissatisfied with his salary." Smollett first "attempted to gain attention by sending a false letter that relied on racial, homophobic and political language," an apparent reference to a letter sent to the "Empire" set in the days before the attack. "When that didn't work, Smollett paid $3,500 to stage this attack and drag Chicago's reputation through the mud in the process," Johnson said. "And why? The stunt was orchestrated by Smollett because he was dissatisfied with his salary. So he concocted a story about being attacked." Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson said Jussie Smollett " took advantage of the pain and anger of racism to promote his career." "Bogus police reports cause real harm," he said. (more at above url)
Jessie is being set up to protect the maga attackers, possibly Chicago cops who have a long history of brutalizing blacks.Threatened the Africans with deportation or something to go along. Hopefully Jessies lawyers do thier jobs.
Today's example of extreme TDS which ignores the facts. A prime demonstration of the total loss of rationality.
Police said, in reality, Smollett had paid those two men, Ola and Abel Osundairo, $3,500 by check to stage the attack. CBS 2’s Charlie De Mar has reported Smollett also directed the brothers to buy the noose at a hardware story and the hat and masks a store in Uptown. Johnson said police have the check.