The Jussie Smollett Affair

[s0me0nesmind1]

Nope, I think there's a good chance he will deny paying those men for the rest of his life, no matter how implausible his denial.

Evidence will suffice and build up to the point where he has little to no option IMO. Just guessing on the end result though.

 

[UglyCasanova]

Worth watching, here’s he full 15 minute Good Morning America of the POS fanning racial flames to all of America.

This is MAGA country, here’s a noose. Fear white people America, they’re out there trying to attack you. What a racist POS.

Edit: watching through it I think this was TDS to be honest. Victimhood mentality coupled with TDS.

 

[woolfe9998]

Evidence will suffice and build up to the point where he has little to no option IMO. Just guessing on the end result though.

I just feel like he's pushing it too far, with the interviews and all the things he said, and now issues a forceful denial saying he's "angry" at people who don't believe him. At some point you cross the Rubicon and there is just too much shame in ever admitting it.

Trump says false things which he knows can be verified as false not only by media fact checkers, but often by anyone with a google prompt and a functional frontal lobe. I suspect Smollett will just do the same - deny in the face of all evidence to the contrary.

The common trait there is that of narcissism. Only a narcissist would pull a stunt like this. He wasn't going to be written off the show. It was never anything that pedestrian. His fame as a supporting player on a moderately popular TV series wasn't enough. He craved attention.

Sadly, I agree with many of your remarks about the victim culture which may have contributed to this. It's an unfortunate consequence of what is, in my opinion, an otherwise noble venture.

 

[SKORPI0]

Police sources: New evidence suggests Jussie Smollett orchestrated attack

Jussie Smollett Case: Brothers Questioned By Police Were Paid $3,500 To Stage Attack, Which Was Rehearsed Days Before, Sources Say

 

[shortylickens]

Police sources: New evidence suggests Jussie Smollett orchestrated attack
Jussie Smollett Case: Brothers Questioned By Police Were Paid $3,500 To Stage Attack, Which Was Rehearsed Days Before, Sources Say

Shitstorm incoming!

 

[alcoholbob]

The story was always implausible from the beginning. How does someone recognize you while bundled up in -20 degree weather in the middle of the night? Or the people who wrote you a hate filled letter also happened to bump into you after midnight when you randomly decided to go for food.

 

[SlowSpyder]

I'm sure there will be just as many tweets by those celebrities condemning his manufacturing of bigotry and racism. Trump-inspired hate is so prevalent that this guy had to create it, otherwise he'd probably never be a victim of it...

 

[SlowSpyder]

People running wild with the stereotypes in their head, nothing of substance though.

 

[PJFrylar]

The police are investigating two suspects with probable cause that they were involved. Enough probable cause that they were able to obtain search warrants. Another detail put out by the police is that these brothers worked on Empire in some capacity. I'm still waiting for the conclusion, but I think that some of you gleefully carrying on that this was definitely a hoax will have some crow to eat. This is starting to look quite plausible as a homophobic attack. Smollett did make the incorrect assumption that they were white, but basically everyone did that.

Eating crow: I sat back and waited to make a judgement, but it appears I jumped the gun. When the police denied the reports they were investigating this as a hoax and considered Smollett as a victim, I chomped. Seems like a hoax now, I'm not afraid to admit I was wrong.

 

[Starbuck1975]

Oh I'm sorry, here is some more you racist fucks.

Not racists, just lemmings

 

[dasherHampton]

I watched the Roberts interview to be as fully informed as possible.

Early on he states that he never mentioned MAGA. Later, in the same interview, he answers her question about why he was attacked with, among other things (paraphrasing), "why would they say MAGA? That just shows what state this country is in."

Nobody caught this?

 

[UglyCasanova]

Nobody’s answered yet through. Is Jussie racist?

 

[umbrella39]

Thankfully after this clearly bullshit story has come to light racism in this country is officially over...

 

[Ichinisan]

Why would someone crop the date from the screenshot? Sheesh.

https://twitter.com/x/status/712359655263973376

https://imgur.com/LJZqb6P

 

[s0me0nesmind1]

Lol check out this douchebag's YouTube - It's like he was trying to re-create his victim culture that he identified with in this video.

"It's a fucked up world!" - Yes Jussie, yes it is. Thanks in part to you

 

[UglyCasanova]

I really am starting to think the underlying cause of this whole ordeal is he has a severe case of TDS. In he GMA interview he said he thinks thisnhappened because he's an outspoken critic of 45 and then goes on to proudly elaborate how vocal he is etc.

 

[Ichinisan]

The mailing of a letter with a white powder crosses into federal territory and he’s looking at some charges a lot heavier than just filing the false report.

I th8nk Chicago PD played this thing perfectly. They probably knew this was bs from the get go but played it cool with the media saying he’s not a suspect in order to let Jussie keep digging his hole. Coupled with good detective work they identified the brothers and boom all unraveled from there. So good job CPD.

Is there anything more than a suspicious hunch with the death threat letter? They'd need evidence of his involvement with the letter if it would ever lead to charges.

 

[UglyCasanova]

At this point I don’t think so. Chicago PD I don’t believe has publically linked that. But I think the likelihood is vey high that the letter was part of the hoax as well and I’d imagine the police see it the same way. What would be the likelihood you get MAGA hate mail with a suspicious powder at the same time you’re orchestrating a fake beating and trying to tie it to MAGA? Pretty slim chance imo.

 

[dank69]

Oh I'm sorry, here is some more you racist fucks.

Gee somebody seems to be very emotionally invested in this.

 

[s0me0nesmind1]

Is there anything more than a suspicious hunch with the death threat letter? They'd need evidence of his involvement with the letter if it would ever lead to charges.

At this point I don’t think so. Chicago PD I don’t believe has publically linked that. But I think the likelihood is vey high that the letter was part of the hoax as well and I’d imagine the police see it the same way. What would be the likelihood you get MAGA hate mail with a suspicious powder at the same time you’re orchestrating a fake beating and trying to tie it to MAGA? Pretty slim chance imo.

His hand-writing on it can easily be traced back. On top of that - when they raided the house of the Nigerian friends, they listed in their evidence magazines and stamps.....

...The letter had magazines cut-outs and obviously utilized a stamp.

 

[Jaskalas]

Gee somebody seems to be very emotionally invested in this.

When the media almost unanimously used this hoax to smear him and his fellow Republicans, and there was a chorus doing the same thing in this topic, he's going to be invested.

 

[Jaskalas]

Hope they catch the pricks and put them in prison forever.

I was thinking bullet to the head. Costs less.

Well, soulcougher73, that comment did not age well.

Actually neither comment did. Murder or life in prison would be poor punishments for Smollett. This is the sort of case that makes me wish we had better mental health / rehab facilities. Maybe a bootcamp style place to instill discipline and structure to the life of those who are... unwell. He clearly needs to be deprogrammed from whatever ill conceived cultural mentality lead to this.

I look at it as a cry for help, and I only wish we could provide it.

 

[Hayabusa Rider]

No one likes being played.
From a couple of quotes I've read, my wild ass guess is it was all about proving Trump driven racism.

I'd like to think that no one here will take you to task over defending what you believed was right.

Apparently he went full Trump in creating a fiction centered around himself for the attention. Ego strikes again.

 

[Ichinisan]

I watched the Roberts interview to be as fully informed as possible.

Early on he states that he never mentioned MAGA. Later, in the same interview, he answers her question about why he was attacked with, among other things (paraphrasing), "why would they say MAGA? That just shows what state this country is in."

Nobody caught this?

No. He said he never claimed they had MAGA hats.

 

[Ichinisan]

Lol check out this douchebag's YouTube - It's like he was trying to re-create his victim culture that he identified with in this video.

"It's a fucked up world!" - Yes Jussie, yes it is. Thanks in part to you

Wonder if his two friends appear in the video.