IL - Actor Jussie Smollett allegedly attacked in hate crime being black & gay Jan 2019 *ARRESTS*

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  • #741
I'm curious - what happened to the witness that saw the weird, white "redneck" with rope and hunting socks? Did she know about the rope/"noose" before she contacted the police? Did she know Jussie thought they were white when she reported it? If not, and since this is not either one of the men that were arrested, what's the deal here? Was she coached to say this stuff by someone, or did she actually see this guy? Has this guy ever been identified? Does it sound like someone who lives there? What are the odds that a "redneck" with a rope/clothesline would be hanging out in that weather near Jussie's bldg? Hmmmmmm. Thoughts? Seems to pretty conveniently tick off a lot of boxes as far as who Jussie said attacked him. The redneck thing was a nice little flourish.

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"A woman who lives in Jussie Smollett's apartment building told cops she saw a suspicious man -- whom she said looked like a "redneck" -- loitering just outside the entrance to the building an hour and a half before Jussie says he was attacked.

The woman -- who asked us not to use her name -- tells TMZ, she walked out of the building at 12:30 AM Tuesday to take her dogs out and saw the man near the door, pacing between the parking garage and entrance, looking agitated and smoking a cigarette. She says, "He looked out of place." He was a white man with scruff on his face wearing a blue winter beanie, a blue zip-up sweatshirt with a hood and blue jeans that were too short, exposing "thick, grey hunting socks" with camel-colored dress shoes.

She says she noticed what looked like a rope, or a clothesline, protruding from the bottom of his sweatshirt, made of white and blue material.

She says he was staring at another man about 300 feet away, who was standing near another entrance to the building."

She says she got "creeped out" by the man, and after 5 minutes she retreated back into the building.

The woman says she went to sleep and woke up at 4 AM to go to the gym, and noticed a lot of security. She says the concierge told her Jussie was attacked, and when she told him what she saw, the concierge implored her to call a detective and gave her two phone numbers. She made contact that afternoon ..."
 
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  • #742
I'm curious - what happened to the witness that saw the weird, white "redneck" with rope and hunting socks? Did she know about the rope/"noose" before she contacted the police? Did she know Jussie thought they were white when he reported it? If not, and since this is not either one of the men that were arrested, what's the deal here? Was she coached to say this stuff by someone, or did she actually see this guy? Has this guy ever been identified? Does it sound like someone who lives there? What are the odds that a "redneck" with a rope/clothesline would be hanging out in that weather near Jussie's bldg? Hmmmmmm. Thoughts?

Probably a figment of someone's imagination. Going to bed after 12:30am and getting up at 4am to go to the gym, maybe she's sleep deprived and seeing things. I don't recall CPD ever seeking this mythical "winter redneck" as a POI.
 
  • #743
Probably a figment of someone's imagination. Going to bed after 12:30am and getting up at 4am to go to the gym, maybe she's sleep deprived and seeing things. I don't recall CPD ever seeking this mythical "winter redneck" as a POI.

Huh? She saw it BEFORE she went to sleep, not the morning after.
 
  • #744
Huh? She saw it BEFORE she went to sleep, not the morning after.

Yeah but if getting 3-4 hours of sleep a night is a habit she might have been sleep deprived. I don't think it's that though. Probably just someone looking for attention.
 
  • #745
Yeah but if getting 3-4 hours of sleep a night is a habit she might have been sleep deprived. I don't think it's that though. Probably just someone looking for attention.

I didn't see anything about it being a habit, but ok! Seems to pretty conveniently tick off a lot of boxes as far as who Jussie said attacked him, which is why I'm curious how much she knew about the attack before she called the police (which was the point of my post)
 
  • #746
I didn't see anything about it being a habit, but ok! Seems to pretty conveniently tick off a lot of boxes as far as who Jussie said attacked him, which is why I'm curious how much she knew about the attack before she called the police (which was the point of my post)

I see what you mean. Being TMZ i'm not sure how accurate the part is about her making contact with detectives when she says. It could be she didn't say anything until after more details came out.
 
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Chicago reporting for Boystown (LBGTQ) and Wrigleyville neighborhoods.
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Suspect Ola Osundairo with Lee Daniels, Producer, Creator and Writer "Empire"
 
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Suspect in Jussie Smollett Attack Took a Photo with Lee Daniels on ‘Empire’ Set

One of the two men currently being detained for questioning in the alleged attack of Jussie Smollett was not only an extra on “Empire,” he snapped a photo with the co-creator himself.

Arrested Nigerian Brothers in Jussie Smollett Case Both Filed for Bankruptcy After Mounting Debt

Both Abel and Ola Osundairo apparently share all life experiences together, because along with co-owning a party store and sharing a dual arrest over the alleged attack on Jussie Smollett, they both went through bankruptcy together.
 
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  • #749
I can't come up for an explanation as to why they would do this on their own.The brothers are built like bricks and could have really done damage to him.It wasn't racially motivated but if it was about him being gay why would they go to the trouble of stalking him in the freezing cold filled with hate but all he's left with is a tiny spot under his eye in a one minute attack?

And they are supposedly friends of his and work out in his private apartment's gym. So if they had a problem with him being gay, I'd be surprised.
 
  • #750
Who knew.......pffffttt.
 
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  • #752
This is getting ridiculous.
 
  • #753
I don't think that having 'bleach' found in the suspect's home is very damning. Who doesn't have a jug of bleach under a sink somewhere?
 
  • #754
And they are supposedly friends of his and work out in his private apartment's gym. So if they had a problem with him being gay, I'd be surprised.

So the big question here is .. why would two of his African American friends call him a racial slur, a homophobic slur, put a “noose” around his neck, and then beat on him?

Answer that and the case is solved.
 
  • #755
Has Jussie made a statement about how he's outraged his friends would do this to him? Sorry if I missed it.
 
  • #756
I don't think that having 'bleach' found in the suspect's home is very damning. Who doesn't have a jug of bleach under a sink somewhere?

They weren’t arrested just because bleach was found ..
 
  • #757
Has Jussie made a statement about how he's outraged his friends would do this to him? Sorry if I missed it.

I wonder when he will be on another news show. I am looking forward to watching.
 
  • #758
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Arrested Nigerian Brothers in Jussie Smollett Case Both Filed for Bankruptcy After Mounting Debt

Both Abel and Ola Osundairo apparently share all life experiences together, because along with co-owning a party store and sharing a dual arrest over the alleged attack on Jussie Smollett, they both went through bankruptcy together.

Very interesting...
I remember seeing the list of documents including proof of residency, which was needed to supplement their green cards when they re-entered the US from a vacation to Nigeria.

So two young Nigerian men, who make approximately $180 a day as extras, with a long history as renters in less than tony neighborhoods, are able to afford a trip to Nigeria?

As in the movie Jerry Maguire, "Show me the money!"
 
  • #759
Trying to find if these two suspects were charged and what they were charged with. Somebody earlier said “battery” but I can’t seem to find that. Anybody got anything?
 
  • #760
Trying to find if these two suspects were charged and what they were charged with. Somebody earlier said “battery” but I can’t seem to find that. Anybody got anything?
Apparently there have been no charges yet, atleast formal ones.

Just arrests.
 
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