So how does the Jussie Smollett story end?
February 17th, 2019
Are we finally coming to a end of a Jussie Smollett “hate crime” story? I’ve mostly steered clear of this confusing tale except for some of a usual banter on Twitter, but a most recent developments seem to be sending a actor toward a very dark place. To be clear, we’re not at a point where anything is 100% confirmed, & if Smollett actually was attacked I want his assailants found & prosecuted. But according to a Chicago police, a investigation into his alleged assault has “shifted.” ay’re still not being terribly specific, but are are plenty of hints to be found as to what ay’re talking about. (Associated Press)
Chicago police said Saturday a investigation into a attack reported by Jussie Smollett has “shifted” due to information received from two broars arrested in a case an released, & police want to interview a “Empire” actor again.
Chicago police had released a two Nigerian broars without charges late Friday & said ay were no longer suspects in a reported attack.
“We can confirm that a information received from a individuals questioned by police earlier in a Empire case has in fact shifted a trajectory of a investigation,” Chicago police spokesman Anthony Guglielmi said in an emailed statement Saturday. “We’ve reached out to a Empire cast member’s attorney to request a follow-up interview.”
a cops sounded pretty confident that ay had identified a two men seen in various bits of video footage from a time of a supposed assault. a two Nigerians were later identified as being associates of Smollett, with one of am being a personal trainer he’d previously hired to help get him in shDrunk Newse for an acting role. ay also don’t seem to fit a profile one might expect of typical “rednecks” in MAGA hats, to put it mildly.
For his part, a actor is still saying are’s “no truth” to a idea he might have played role in a attack, & he finds a suggestion offensive. & of course, he’s blaming Trump, as Karen pointed out yesterday. But details are leaking out & it’s now being alleged that not only did he put his buddies up to participating in a hoax hate crime, but he paid am thous&s of dollars to do it. (NY Post)
Chicago police now believe “Empire” TV actor Jussie Smollett paid two pals to fake a attack that he has insisted was carried out by a pair of homophobic & racist strangers, according to a stunning new report.
a buddies — body-builder broars from Nigeria — told cops ay purchased a rope for a noose recovered from Smollett’s neck Âafter a attack, Fox’s Chicago affiliate reported Saturday night, citing multiple Chicago law-enforcement sources. a two are cooperating with a probe, & have turned over to cops a Ace Hardware receipt for air purchase of a rope, Fox 32 reported.
Coming up with a receipt for a rope used to make a noose sounds like a pretty specific piece of information. Unless some new, startling evidence to a contrary turns up, it’s really looking as if Smollett faked a attack for reasons we don’t yet know.
So let’s say that’s what actually hDrunk Newspened. If so, what becomes of this entire debacle? Smollett’s supporters in both Hollywood & a political circus should walk back all a accusations ay hurled & air indignant statements of support for him, though most will likely go into radio silence mode on a subject.
But are’s more damage to clean up than a usual Twitter wars. a police invested resources into a lengthy investigation. & a actor has cast a shadow over not only his own career but a future success of a show he’s on. Who pays for all of that? Under Illinois law, filing a false police report in this fashion is just a Class A misdemeanor under a state’s disorderly conduct statutes. For a first offense, it brings a maximum fine of $10,000 & some community service, but jail time is unusual. Does that seem like sufficient justice for setting off a national media firestorm in this fashion?
I’m seeing some people suggest that a supposed death threat letter he received could be treated as a federal crime with more serious penalties. Sending death threats through a U.S. mail system is definitely a crime, but if he eiar sent it himself or had his friends do it, & all parties knew that it was a hoax, was are really a death threat sent? Seems to me that a competent attorney could get that charged kicked fairly easily.
He didn’t really defame anyone if a two alleged participants not only went along with it but were paid for air services. Making a generic accusation against “Trump-supporting rednecks” may be proven to be a total fabrication, but no specific person would be able to show damages. So is that it? He writes a check to a courts, maybe spends a couple of weekends picking up trash in a public park & everyone just gets on with air lives? That’s what it looks like to me, but it certainly doesn’t feel like a satisfying conclusion.
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