Update-On March 10th, the judge in the case severely scolded Smollett for his false accusations and fake hate crime and sentenced Smollett to 150 days in jail. The judge also ordered Smollett to pay $120,000 in fines. Seems like a light sentence to me!
Jussie Smollett is a 39 -year-old gay black man. He has been acting in various roles for 20 years. He has appeared in some low budget movies and did some guest appearances on TV. Recently, he starred in the TV series “Empire” for 5 seasons. I did not watch that show, but understand Jussie was very good. His contract was extended for a 6th season, but the script did not call for the actor to make any appearances.
So- to make himself more relevant, to get more $$$ on new contract, and to gain some press time, he directed a fake hate crime. He claimed on January 29, 2019, that he was assaulted by 2 white Trump supporters at 2am in downtown Chicago. The liberal press, many democrats, Harris and Biden, social media pundits, and CNN/MSNBC anchors were outraged. They used this assault as “yet another example” of racial injustice, white oppression, hate crime, and many other outrageous claims. All of these people did not wait for the police to investigate.
The entire incident was written and directed by Smollett. He lied. The Chicago police conducted an extensive investigation and charged Smollett with 6 felony counts of filing false police reports and lying to the police. Smollett also lied on the witness stand during his trial. On December 9th, 2021, Smollett was found guilty on 5 felony counts. His sentencing awaits. He is now a convicted felon.
Smollett is an ignorant punk. He “forced” the CPD to spend hundreds of investigative hours to learn the truth and make the case against his false claim. Chicago has had 524 homicides this year. Sad but true. The police have more important crimes to resolve other than a poorly orchestrated fake assault.
Shame on Smollett, his supporters, CNN, MSNBC, Robin Roberts, the Obamas, Harris and Biden, and the idiots on the View. All of these people were wrong and guilty of fanning the racial flames. Don Lemon was also duped and apparently not intelligent enough to suspect a hoax. He is either stupid or motivated by ratings.
Finally, the true damage is twofold; first-alleged hate crimes will be more difficult to accept/believe as suspicion will sneak in. And secondly, millions of Americans believe the hoax was true. They are unaware of the facts. Social media often reports inaccurate stories and fails to retract or correct the report later.
Smollett is a punk.
High Truths and Low Lies 