Culture JDS Megathread - Jussay Smollett files fake hate crime report and doesn't get away with it lol

'Empire' star Jussie Smollett attacked in possible hate crime
By Sandra Gonzalez, CNN

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.cn...tertainment/jussie-smollett-attack/index.html

“Empire" actor Jussie Smollett was attacked in the early morning hours on Tuesday in what Chicago police are calling a possible hate crime.

Smollett was attacked by two people "yelling out racial and homophobic slurs" and "poured an unknown chemical substance on the victim," police said.

According to police, one of Smollett's alleged attackers also put a rope around his neck. Both fled the scene.

Smollett took himself to Northwestern Hospital and "is in good condition," police told CNN.

Later Tuesday, CNN's Don Lemon spoke to Smollett and a mutual friend who was at the hospital with the actor. Smollett confirmed the incident took place.

He was shaken and angry that an attack like this could happen. Smollett told CNN he fought back at the attackers.

"Given the severity of the allegations, we are taking this investigation very seriously and treating it as a possible hate crime," the police statement said.

Smollett has starred on Fox's "Empire" since 2015. He plays Jamal, a successful singer in the musical Lyon family. Like his character, Smollett identifies as gay.

"We are deeply saddened and outraged to learn that a member of our 'Empire' family, Jussie Smollett, was viciously attacked last night," a representative of 20th Century Fox Television and Fox Entertainment said in a statement to CNN. "We send our love to Jussie, who is resilient and strong, and we will work with law enforcement to bring these perpetrators to justice. The entire studio, network and production stands united in the face of any despicable act of violence and hate -- and especially against one of our own."

A representative for GLAAD told CNN the organization has reached out Smollett to offer assistance and support.

"Jussie is a true champion for LGBTQ people and is beloved by the community and allies around the world," a GLAAD spokesperson said in a statement.

Anyone with information is asked to call Area Central Detectives at 312-747-8382

 

[guccigash]

This is a perfect time for Robbie Turner to put out the feelers for All Stars Season 5.

 

[Arachnomatricide]

Most people actually crazy and hateful enough to do a hate crime in America are going to do it with a gun, not a clothesline. Like, when I hear something like this I don't start thinking hoax: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overland_Park_Jewish_Community_Center_shooting

But when I hear something ridiculous like a poop swastika or MAGA beatdown in arctic dead of night in Chicago I have a different response.

 

[chainer]

This nigga a wrap son. Hit him with the book, charge him with the same crimes he falsely claimed. Bill him for all the wasted taxpayer dollars and police hours. And let’s see where this FBI investigation goes.

 

[Shugo]

Hit him with the book, charge him with the same crimes he falsely claimed.

White privilege, the Chicago police already said they don't think he made up/hoaxed the attack. No charges for this obvious hoaxed pushed in the media in headline for a week straight, with no retractions later, only featured on websites that usually point out hoax hate crimes.

Black privilege I meant. I got it mixed up since America is a white supremacist country where white victims of crimes are believed immediately by mass media as a whole.

 

[GrungyLawnChlorinate]

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Day 20: The latest in the Jussie Smollet case

Here are the latest developments in the Jussie Smollett hate crime investigation:

Saturday evening, CPD’s top spokesperson said investigators’ interrogations of Abimbola "Abel" Osundairo and his brother Olabinjo "Ola" Osundairo have “shifted the trajectory of the investigation. We've reached out to [Smollett’s] attorney to request a follow-up interview." The two men were identified as being the "persons of interest" seen on surveillance images near the attack scene.

Both men are friends of Smollett and have worked as extras on his TV show, Empire. The brothers were interrogated by investigators for two days this week, only to be released without charges and declared to "no longer be suspects" after they shared information about the purported attack with authorities.

CBSChicago reporter Charlie De Mar reported that the Osundairo brothers were paid $3,500 to participate in the ruse with a promise to be paid another $500 upon their return from a two-week trip to Nigeria that began hours after Smollett reported the purported hate crime to police.

De Mar also reported that the Osundairo brothers told detectives that they and Smollett “rehearsed the attack days prior to it happening.”

Rafer Weigel of Fox Chicago also reported that detectives said the Osundairos were paid by Smollett to orchestrate the attack. Weigel, CNN, and Rob Elgas of ABC7 all reported that detectives had secured proof that the Osundairo brothers purchased a rope for the noose at an Ace Hardware store. That information was also included in a detailed tip about the case that CWBChicago received on Feb. 6th.

Also last night, Chicago attorneys Todd Pugh and Victor Henderson issued a statement saying that they now represent Smollett and that the actor is “angered and devastated by recent reports that the perpetrators are individuals he is familiar with.”

Anyone claiming that Smollett was involved in his own attack “is lying,” the statement said, adding that one of the Osundairo brothers was “Jussie’s personal trainer who he hired to ready him physically for a music video.”

“It is impossible to believe that this person could have played a role in the crime against Jussie or would falsely claim Jussie’s complicity,” the lawyers said.

It was not clear when Pugh and Henderson took over the Smollett case. Just one day earlier, leading Chicago defense attorney Michael Monico told WGN’s Roe Conn that he was representing Smollett “at the moment.”

Pugh recently succeeded in defending a Chicago cop against claims that the officer participated in a cover-up of the Laquan McDonald shooting.

And, in a potential sign of things to come, Fox News reporter Mike Tobin reported late Saturday that “Jussie Smollett is no longer considered a victim in this case.”

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[Ponderous Pillock]

Jussie Smollett 'paid Nigerian brothers to attack him'

has been changed to

Jussie Smollett had no role in own attack, lawyers say

What do the BBC Guidelines say about changing headlines without disclosing that they've made any changes?

https://youtube.com/watch?v=RWxHnrBOfD0

The BBC still fucking sucks ass generally, but tries to avoid too many sensationalist headlines. (It's why so much of their fucking smugness comes from).

Guy's got a lawyer and the BBC only just got away with the Covington bullshit. It's also stuffed full of queers and troons far outside the actual statistics likely for the UK as a whole. So it's time to dial back the "anti-BAME" message Smollet's sending out with his fucking idiocy. It's still part of an active police investigation, so some dick head with a law degree has probably told them to tone it down. His lawyer (and Smollet's ego) could easily have him call for the BBC to be sued here in the UK for prejudice or defamation.

The BBC is very very slowly starting to play nice, mostly because Labour wants to pretty much liquidate them (They see it as an evil bastion of Blairites and Tories), and The Tories are likely to still stagger on in power for another decade yet. Even I've noticed their usual swivel eyed lunacy against conservatives in the UK has been slowly dialling down as of late.

Unless someone like the Brexit Party gets in, who're likely to force them to switch to a subscription model.

 

[Pargon]

There isn't a thing I want more right now than for this investigation to go the distance and lead into a trial. I want a discovery phase so devastating that I'll be able to pinpoint the moment this man's ego shatters to pieces. The song and dance he did on GMA alone knowing he orchestrated this whole thing is worth a hundred lifetimes' of public humiliation.

 

[Hatoful Dandy]

 

[George Floyd Sneed]

LOL, this isn’t going to go anywhere. Nobody is going to put their careers on the line trying to bust a gay nigger for a hate hoax. The Nigerians might be fucked but not Smollett. I’m checking out Twitter now about it and seeing the usual “starting a conversation” bullshit. Then it gets memoryholed and then you get accused of being a rayciss if you bring it up again.

 

[Pargon]

LOL, this isn’t going to go anywhere. Nobody is going to put their careers on the line trying to bust a gay nigger for a hate hoax. The Nigerians might be fucked but not Smollett. I’m checking out Twitter now about it and seeing the usual “starting a conversation” bullshit. Then it gets memoryholed and then you get accused of being a rayciss if you bring it up again.

I think a lot of it depends on what the FBI finds. The CPD superintendent and head of the Cook County DA are both black. Not saying that alone would sway how they choose to respond but they could come under heavy criticism themselves if they decide to pursue it.

The FBI don't give a single fuck though. If this guy mailed himself a threat (or, more likely, had someone else do it as he seems to only want to dirty his hands with another man's spunk) the hammer's coming down.

 

[break these cuffs]

LOL, this isn’t going to go anywhere. Nobody is going to put their careers on the line trying to bust a gay nigger for a hate hoax. The Nigerians might be fucked but not Smollett. I’m checking out Twitter now about it and seeing the usual “starting a conversation” bullshit. Then it gets memoryholed and then you get accused of being a rayciss if you bring it up again.

The wildcard is the fake anthrax letter. Boy is fucked if they can link him to that. Based on how he pulled off this hoax, they will get him if he is. Feds will go after him for that.

ninjaed

 

[frozenrunner]

Jussie Smollett 'paid Nigerian brothers to attack him'

has been changed to

Jussie Smollett had no role in own attack, lawyers say

What do the BBC Guidelines say about changing headlines without disclosing that they've made any changes?

https://youtube.com/watch?v=RWxHnrBOfD0

This CNN article mentioned in the post below apparently used the word "hoax" in the headline, but if so it was quickly changed. Probably to avoid offending social justice retards.

HOAX
https://www.cnn.com/2019/02/16/entertainment/jussie-smollett-attack/index.html

 

[Ponderous Pillock]

This CNN article mentioned in the post below apparently used the word "hoax" in the headline, but if so it was quickly changed. Probably to avoid offending social justice exceptional individuals.

I smell lawyers afoot. The fact Smollet's lawyered up and issued the statement was likely a warning to the Press that he'd probably get lawsuit-happy.

 

[break these cuffs]

I smell lawyers afoot. The fact Smollet's lawyered up and issued the statement was likely a warning to the Press that he'd probably get lawsuit-happy.

More likely is that now they had an official narrative from his lawyers, so they could run with the story which aligned with their own narrative instead of what the cops were saying.

 

[Archeops]

I've been paying attention to this shit from the sidelines and I find it all hilarious, here's hoping he sees time and gets to meet Bubba.

...On second thought scrap meeting Bubba, he'd probably enjoy it and Bubba ain't got time for that.

More likely is that now they had an official narrative from his lawyers, so they could run with the story which aligned with their own narrative instead of what the cops were saying.

If they're clamping down on news outlets they certainly haven't reached the West Coast yet, one of my local news channels just ran a small blurb about how the Nigerian brothers were paid by Smollett and how the attack was staged with his full knowledge.

 

[MirnaMinkoff]

Here's a good piece for those who don't want to read a whole book:

https://www.thestranger.com/slog/20...victim-but-was-he-really-killed-for-being-gay

Also, linked within that piece is another about how the Pulse shooting wasn't a hate crime either:

https://www.thestranger.com/slog/20...out-homophobia-it-was-about-us-foreign-policy

"Mateen didn't even know Pulse was a gay club. Before he began shooting, he asked a security guard where all the women were."

I don't know if you'd call it projection, or what... but people seem to *want* to see hate crimes, even where they don't exist. When the reality is that almost no one is going out beating or killing people *because* they're black or gay or trans.

But Mateen had been a regular at Pulse before the shooting. He’s was recognized by staff and people that went there as a oddball who had hung around and got wasted in the past. Manteen absolutely knew it was a gay club becasuse he went scoping for man ass there.

 

[sperginity]

LOL, this isn’t going to go anywhere. Nobody is going to put their careers on the line trying to bust a gay nigger for a hate hoax. The Nigerians might be fucked but not Smollett. I’m checking out Twitter now about it and seeing the usual “starting a conversation” bullshit. Then it gets memoryholed and then you get accused of being a rayciss if you bring it up again.

Chicago has spent the past few years dealing with an unprecedented amount of murder, and also an unprecedented amount of bad press since trump started using their crime stats to campaign for president. I don't think that the cops on the front lines of gang violence take too kindly to some dumb celebrity using the police force to keep their spot on a show no one watches, while also making it look like chicago has violent white supremacists patrolling the tourist centers of the city. I would not underestimate the pettiness of cops.

 

[Malodorous Merkin]

But Mateen had been a regular at Pulse before the shooting. He’s was recognized by staff and people that went there as a oddball who had hung around and got wasted in the past. Manteen absolutely knew it was a gay club becasuse he went scoping for man ass there.

There was never any proof, besides the eyewitness testimony of a bunch of regulars at a gay club who wanted to push the "special victims" narrative, that Omar Mateen had ever stepped foot in the Pulse nightclub before the night of the killings.

That, and no gay dating accounts were ever linked to Omar Mateen despite the police trying very, very hard to find them.

Examination of Mateen's computer revealed ZERO activity related to homosexuality(porn or dating), but it did reveal obsessive research of Islamic extremism and US foreign policy involving Muslim countries.

That, and Omar Mateen scouted non-gay clubs prior to selecting Pulse, which he only seemed to choose because its security was lacking.

He was not a man bent on targeting gays.

 

[break these cuffs]

There was never any proof, besides the eyewitness testimony of a bunch of regulars at a gay club who wanted to push the "special victims" narrative, that Omar Mateen had ever stepped foot in the Pulse nightclub before the night of the killings.

That, and no gay dating accounts were ever linked to Omar Mateen despite the police trying very, very hard to find them.

Examination of Mateen's computer revealed ZERO activity related to homosexuality(porn or dating), but it did reveal obsessive research of Islamic extremism and US foreign policy involving Muslim countries.

That, and Omar Mateen scouted non-gay clubs prior to selecting Pulse, which he only seemed to choose because its security was lacking.

He was not a man bent on targeting gays.

The narrative that he was a self hating gay man, religion or not, was used to distract from the fact that he was a jihadist who wanted to kill infidels.

 

[Malodorous Merkin]

The hospital picture is hilarious.

He needed a visible injury to sell the story, but he still wanted to be pretty for his TV appearance, so that's the extent of the injuries the vain faggot could bring himself to inflict upon himself.

"Oh, my poor pretty face!"