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

 

[RodgerDodger]

So he was savvy enough to realize the poorly scrawled address and MAGA message might mean it could contain something harmful in it, like anthrax, so he puts on gloves before opening. NIGGA WHY WOULD YOU OPEN A LETTER YOU THINK HAD ANTHRAX IN IT. If you didn't think it had something harmful like anthrax in it, why put on the gloves? If you are suspicious then why even open it. Holy shit this is as half-assed as everything else in this case.

Once again his entire plan is like a bad tv script. Why put on gloves? Because you always put on gloves when opening potentially dangerous mail on tv. That’s how you let the viewer know it’s dangerous.

 

[KerryDixon9]

I’m sure his lawyers are pulling their hair out trying to come up with a defense strategy besides making him shut the fuck up.

I think his lawyers are probably working for free because this will be the funniest case in their lives.

If they give him good advice and he ignores it then they'll probably gently nudge him towards the highest cliff edge. I don't think any of his lawyers are losing any sleep for this cunt.

 

[Corbin Dallas Multipass]

I hope they're acting like they forgot about his manager, who totally heard the attack happen and the "Maga country" comment, only to fuck him over somehow down the line. I guess if he only lied to journalists, he probably won't get in trouble.

 

[IslamicContentental Belt]

The media's current "Was it a hoax?" when all of the facts are out and yes, it was indeed a hoax, might be a good reason why people don't trust you idiots anymore.

Great article regardless of whether you like The National Review or not: https://www.nationalreview.com/2019/02/jussie-smollett-beating-case-question-for-believers/

 

[Clem Fandango]

This is proof positive that it drives narcissists with persecution complexes crazy when nobody bothers to persecute them.

The Razorfist video put it best: this is what happens when demand for hate crimes exceeds supply.

 

[Stab You in the Back]

I hope they're acting like they forgot about his manager, who totally heard the attack happen and the "Maga country" comment, only to fuck him over somehow down the line. I guess if he only lied to journalists, he probably won't get in trouble.

The big question on my mind is who leaked the MAGA hat detail to the press.

Jussie claims he didn't tell the police or press they were wearing MAGA hats. So did the manager leak it to the press because he was in on it and assumed the camera footage would back up his story? Or is Jussie throwing his manager under the bus?

If he was in on the fake attack, then its likely he was also in on the letter and could be on the hook for both the principal crime and conspiracy charges.

 

[Miles Peterson]

The big question on my mind is who leaked the MAGA hat detail to the press.

Jussie claims he didn't tell the police or press they were wearing MAGA hats. So did the manager leak it to the press because he was in on it and assumed the camera footage would back up his story? Or is Jussie throwing his manager under the bus?

If he was in on the fake attack, then its likely he was also in on the letter and could be on the hook for both the principal crime and conspiracy charges.

I don't recall ever hearing that detail actually come up in any of his statements, now that you mention it. At a guess, it's just something people assumed he said, because the people that "attacked" were described as such walking caricatures that of course they would have had MAGA hats....if not for the fact that they didn't exist.

 

[AnOminous]

On a similar note, I remember a few years back, a lesbian woman in the next city over, had her house badly vandalized because she was gay. Turns out, a few days later, everyone learned she faked the whole thing, and the local LGBTQ groups were pissed.

This is because actual activists who care about real world results don't want things that actually fuck up any chance of getting them done. Shitheads like Smollett wreck the dialogue and next time something like that happens people are just going to be "that nigga lyin like the last one."

Internet lynch mobs have no such controls on their behavior because they really don't give a shit about any actual people or their lives. They just get off on being angry.

I think his lawyers are probably working for free because this will be the funniest case in their lives.

I guarantee they're working for money, and lots of it, and up front, and they're gone the instant he doesn't have the next payment.

He should have paid the Nigerians more because whatever he is paying now makes $4,000 look like a handful of pennies.

 

[Corbin Dallas Multipass]

This is because actual activists who care about real world results don't want things that actually fuck up any chance of getting them done. Shitheads like Smollett wreck the dialogue and next time something like that happens people are just going to be "that nigga lyin like the last one."

Internet lynch mobs have no such controls on their behavior because they really don't give a shit about any actual people or their lives. They just get off on being angry.

Well there's also the fact that these stories are literally never ever true. Like, it's not just the volume of fakes, but also the complete absence of real... whatever this was supposed to be. I mean.... whatever this was supposed to be has never happened to anyone in the history of the world, but racial hate attacks in general, performed by maga hat wearers.

 

[r00]

I don't recall ever hearing that detail actually come up in any of his statements, now that you mention it. At a guess, it's just something people assumed he said, because the people that "attacked" were described as such walking caricatures that of course they would have had MAGA hats....if not for the fact that they didn't exist.

That's just another hilarious detail about this case. Half of the initial misinformation seems to have been spread by TMZ not checking their sources and printing all kinds of nonsense about rednecksand maga hats. I feel like this all started life as a smaller, slightly less idiotic hoax but it snowballed out of control and fucked them all over. It was bound to happen eventually. political PR stunts get dumber and more cynical all the time, and the media still runs with them for clicks. It was only a matter of time before the public had enough, and the circus quickly made this one too retarded to accept.

 

[Megaroad]

Did Jussie get the MAGA letter with white powder Jan. 22?
I found this on Datalounge, it’s a gay gossip, messageboard website, it was posted on January 18.View attachment 670531
Here’s the datalounge thread about it
https://www.datalounge.com/thread/22950246-sending-an-anonymous-note-through-the-mail

Not that the cops would bother checking out a few posts on a message board, I'd be fascinated to know what IP is connected to them.

Jussie probably has no idea what a VPN is and thinks incognito hides your activity.

 

[AnOminous]

Well there's also the fact that these stories are literally never ever true. Like, it's not just the volume of fakes, but also the complete absence of real... whatever this was supposed to be. I mean.... whatever this was supposed to be has never happened to anyone in the history of the world, but racial hate attacks in general, performed by maga hat wearers.

Yeah right no black dude has ever had his ass kicked walking through Bensonhurst.

 

[Pope Negro Joe the XIIIth]

Yeah right no black dude has ever had his ass kicked walking through Bensonhurst.

Pretty sure it happened on an episode of Law & Order, which fits really well with the rest of the soap opera story we've got.

 

[joeblo69]

1. I agree his computer probably holds a ton of information. Like google searches saying "how to fake a hate crime" and "where to buy a maga hat near me" and "cheap flights to nigeria" and a ton of searches after the attack like "jussie smollett news" and "jussie smollett attacked," etc.

2. Did anyone notice how the typical leftists went about addressing this when it became clear it was a hoax? They often started with a variation of the question "OMG did Jussie Smollett really do this," as if they were testing the water because if they said he did do and and the left came up with any excuse for him they would be considered bigots or taking the side of the white cops. Just my two cents but it seems like the left is extremely afraid of the person to their left and being ostracized outside the castle gates like they are currently trying to do to conservatives.

 

[GrungyLawnChlorinate]

The brothers Osundairo just testified before a grand jury.

true bill
n. the written decision of a grand jury (signed by the grand jury foreperson) that it has heard sufficient evidence from the prosecution to believe that an accused person probably committed a crime and should be indicted. Thus, the indictment is sent to the court.

On the way out:

I guess they're worried about the Osundairos' safety? Or trying to hide them from press?

 

[Malodorous Merkin]

Yeah right no black dude has ever had his ass kicked walking through Bensonhurst.

Yeah, back in the 70s. Since then, the two most recents "bat attacks" against blacks happened in Howard Beach in 1986, again in 2005, and both times the attacks were against black men who flat-out admitted that they went to the neighborhood to steal cars.

Meanwhile, black kids attacking Jews in NYC is a recreational-violence fad that's bigger than gold teeth.

 

[break these cuffs]

Not that the cops would bother checking out a few posts on a message board

The feds would. Gotta use that data center in Utah for something and that letter was an act of domestic terrorism.

 

[AnOminous]

The brothers Osundairo just testified before a grand jury.

You know what they say. A grand jury will indict a ham sandwich.

I'm pretty sure they'll indict a ham actor.

 

[Piga Dgrifm]

Yeah, back in the 70s. Since then, the two most recents "bat attacks" against blacks happened in Howard Beach in 1986, again in 2005, and both times the attacks were against black men who flat-out admitted that they went to the neighborhood to steal cars.

Meanwhile, black kids attacking Jews in NYC is a recreational-violence fad that's bigger than gold teeth.

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Jews are ~privileged~ because lighter skin, though. Those kids are still the victims.

 

[pwnest injun]

That's just another hilarious detail about this case. Half of the initial misinformation seems to have been spread by TMZ not checking their sources and printing all kinds of nonsense about rednecksand maga hats. I feel like this all started life as a smaller, slightly less idiotic hoax but it snowballed out of control and fucked them all over. It was bound to happen eventually. political PR stunts get dumber and more cynical all the time, and the media still runs with them for clicks. It was only a matter of time before the public had enough, and the circus quickly made this one too exceptional to accept.

I'm guessing the leak was orchestrated by his manager, who didn't know that the brothers had forgot the red hats back at their apartment so Jussie left it out of the report.