Jussie Smollett is ARRESTED for filing a false police report
 

Jussie Smollett is ARRESTED for filing a false police report and disorderly conduct after 'faking racist,
homophobic attack then lying to the police about it'

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• Smollett was taken into custody sometime between Wednesday night and Thursday morning
• The 36-year-old is being held for filing a false police report and disorderly conduct
• He is due to appear in bond court at 1.30pm CT on Thursday afternoon
• His lawyers released a statement on Wednesday condemning the police
• They said he was entitled to the presumption of innocence 'like any citizen'
• Brothers Abel and Ola Osundairo testified against him in front of a grand jury
• They say he paid them to attack him in Chicago on January 29
• He claimed two masked assailants beat him, tied a noose around his neck, poured bleach on him and yelled: 'This is MAGA country!'
• Smollett's motive for the alleged hoax remains unclear but police sources have suggested he was trying to boost his profile
• 20th Century Fox is reportedly considering suspending him in light of his arrest

Late on Wednesday night, Smollett was charged for allegedly staging the January 29 attack and then lying repeatedly to police
about it after Nigerian brothers Abel and Ola Osundairo testified against him before a grand jury.

They say Smollett paid them to carry out the attack and that he also sent a threatening letter to himself a week beforehand at the Empire studio.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...police-it.html


an updated and correctly titled thread for this shocking crime

already a thread of this topic

Who could possibly have seen this coming.

Alf? But he's going to cause such a scene about it when his ban is up that he'll probably end up permanently banned :umm2:. Now there's a prediction for you :joker:.

that thread is incorrect and not up to date, this supersedes it

im shook

What an idiot

i mean ..why?

it does not make sense ?

On a serious note; the damage he's done to both his own career, AND to the plight of genuine victims of racist / homophobic attacks, is utterly staggering. Genuinely criminal. People obviously ARE attacked like this and these crimes are already under-reported because of not being believed. This fellow's actions are going to make that so much worse now. I can almost hear the crows of "Pfffft probably LIES, remember Smollett" already, the next time a news story about a hate crime comes up.

This. :clap1:

They had to arrest him


He wasted all their fecking time

Surely either because he thought it would be good for his career, or it could be something more clinical akin to Factitious Disorder (aka Munchausen's Syndrome), or in other words, he felt he was chronically lacking in positive attention and created a victim narrative to counter that (as assault victims are usually offered a lot of love and support).

If it's the latter it's sad, but still incredibly damaging.

or he was so mad at Trump supporters he wanted to do this to tarnish their name?

all the Hollywood stars that jumped to his tune are going to be feeling a bit foolish

But why?

Getting Publicity

Apparently its not the first time he has been in a bit of bother so he may end up doing some time

like say Nancy Pelosi

According to Business Insider, Pelosi first tweeted in support of Smollett on January 29, 2019, the day the Empire actor spoke to Chicago Police. "The racist, homophobic attack on @JussieSmollett is an affront to our humanity," she wrote. "No one should be attacked for who they are or whom they love. I pray that Jussie has a speedy recovery & that justice is served. May we all commit to ending this hate once & for all."

:smug:

trump also said it was a disgusting attack :smug:

Well yeah..this is so baffling. I mean, he didn't need the publicity or anything so I see no reason AT ALL for this :umm2:

Had a feeling idk why

Donald Trump Junior is having a field day

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Hey Hollywood and media types, I’ve noticed a lot of you deleted your #JusticeForJussie tweets... what’s the matter, don’t you want justice for him anymore??? #frauds

https://twitter.com/DonaldJTrumpJr/s...84141678022656

This is all such a mess, like a new story comes out everyday and by the end of the day the Chicago PD release a statement saying it's either not true or that it's been grossly exaggerated. I'm just gonna sit this one out until things are clearer... all I know rn is that the CPD is messy, the media is messy and Jussie is the biggest mess of them all.

he has been charged