IL - Actor Jussie Smollett allegedly attacked in hate crime Jan 2019 #3 *SMOLLETT ARRESTED*

[Deleted member 117884]

Supt: had questions from the start, but gave JS benefit of the doubt until the 47th hour of the 48-hour hold. They did treat him as a victim. Anyone who reports a crime deserves that, until solid evidence to prove otherwise.

paraphrase

 

[BOSCOE]

Superintendent Eddie Johnson says JS interview 'Shameful' .

It certainly is.

I predict Federal charges WILL BE filed and he will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.
Despicable hate crime committed against Chicago and our entire country. JMHO.

 

[cybervampira]

The ”little bit punching“ is not on cam.

 

[Deleted member 117884]

Supt: POIs participated for financial aspect. POIs never thought they would be tracked down. Supt proud of detectives.
paraphrase.

 

[cybervampira]

”Justice would be an apology to the city he smeared.“

 

[north_west]

At CPD briefing, CPD Supt: "Absolute justice would be an apology to this city that he smeared, um, admitting what he did and then be man enough to offer what he should offer up in terms of all the resources that were put into this."

 

[Deleted member 117884]

At 47th hour, the POIs confessed to the entire plot.
paraphrase

 

[Gardenista]

IMO, JS just needs to man up and plead guilty.

 

[FinePrint]

Brothers wore gloves when they punched him...

 

[Deleted member 117884]

Press conference over.

Next step....bond hearing in a few hours.

jmo

 

[Elley Mae]

Actor Jussie Smollett faked a threatening letter and then, a week later, staged a racist, anti-gay attack in downtown Chicago because he was "dissatisfied with his salary" on the "Empire" television show, Chicago police superintendent Eddie Johnson said Thursday morning.

Watch live: Chicago top cop says Jussie Smollett faked attack because he was 'dissatisfied with his salary'

When investigators figured out the real motive behind the attack, “quite frankly, it pissed everybody off,” Johnson said. “Empire actor Jussie Smollett took advantage of the pain and anger of racism to promote his career.”

 

[Deleted member 117884]

IMO, JS just needs to man up and plead guilty.

I agree. If he pleads not guilty...!?!

 

[maggieg]

If the scratches were self inflicted, then do we have to suspect that Frank Gatson was involved in this or did he do this on his way back to the apartment?

 

[FinePrint]

I don't get the logic here. He was not happy with his salary...... So being a victim of a hate crime would make him so popular with the Empire viewers that it would warrant a pay raise?

 

[Gardenista]

If the scratches were self inflicted, then do we have to suspect that Frank Gatson was involved in this or did he do this on his way back to the apartment?

Wasn't he out for like two hours? Maybe he inflicted them on himself in the bathroom at Subway lol

 

[anonypotomous]

He went on to allege Smollett, 36, choreographed a "publicity stunt" to further his career because he was "dissatisfied" with his salary.

Jussie Smollett accused of 'faking hate crime' because he wanted a pay rise

And he had to fake a hateful, politically charged hate crime to do it? I still call BS on this being all about his career.

 

[tara83]

People want it to be about politics but it sounds like a selfish attempt to get publicity and more money out of sympathy.What a creep.

 

[maggieg]

Police say they have a check showing payment from Smollett to the Osundairo brothers.

Rob Elgas on Twitter

 

[Hraefn]

IMO Chicago law enforcement and court system will be very harsh on JS, they will want to make an example of this.

 

[Curiousobserver]

The odd thing in this is that Jussie had the perfect occupation to draw attention to hate crimes against LGBT in a perfectly legal way. He could have produced a Youtube simulation of that attack, he could have produced a play, he could have had it written into a script. He had tons of legal ways to draw attention.

What a dumb***