Jussie smollett... or things that didn’t happen

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Empire star Jussie Smollett paid two men to stage an assault against him which he later claimed was an attack motivated by racism and homophobia, investigators in Chicago now believe.

The two men involved in the alleged hoax are now fully cooperating with law enforcement, CNN is reporting on Saturday.
 

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Empire star Jussie Smollett paid two men to stage an assault against him which he later claimed was an attack motivated by racism and homophobia, investigators in Chicago now believe.

The two men involved in the alleged hoax are now fully cooperating with law enforcement, CNN is reporting on Saturday.

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Just gives fodder to Sean Hannity. Shame on this actor if this is the whole truth. He does nothing but gives ammunition to Trump, Limbaugh, Coulter, Pirro, Ingraham, Pence, etc.

This is like finding gold, for Hannity. If Obama had made fun of a POW like Mccain, or had been caught sleeping with the Putin/Kremlin, Hannity would have declared a National Emergency 365 days a year.

Trump's above the law - for now, that is.

If Mueller doesn't get him in jail at some point, then the SDNY will get the dictator in handcuffs.
 

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Just gives fodder to Sean Hannity. Shame on this actor if this is the whole truth. He does nothing but gives ammunition to Trump, Limbaugh, Coulter, Pirro, Ingraham, Pence, etc.

This is like finding gold, for Hannity. If Obama had made fun of a POW like Mccain, or had been caught sleeping with the Putin/Kremlin, Hannity would have declared a National Emergency 365 days a year.

Trump's above the law - for now, that is.

If Mueller doesn't get him in jail at some point, then the SDNY will get the dictator in handcuffs.

lolololololololololololololol. Damn your funny. But good luck with your imagination.
 

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I’m sorry your “white people be mean” narrative turned out to be a nothing burger.

The original thread was here: Is fox "faux" news going to run this story?

@Industrialsize 's only remark in the thread was to provide the Fox New article which was reporting on it. He expressed no "white people be mean" narrative nor anything like it.

I think you know pretty well how blatant trolling worked out for Fred90. You might want to watch it.
 

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I think lots of people are tired of news sources not doing their job by digging deeper into these sorts of stories. Fox is as guilty of running with a story without proper vetting.

I judged it was a fake story instantly.
It's a very sad story no matter how you look at it. Shows exactly what a bad place we're in.
 
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Right, a Nigerian would never wear a MAGA hat. They only look good on white brothers.

Actually some Nigerians do and would. I don't know how this story ends - it certainly has elements that from day one I had mental reservations about, but until it is all sorted out, I'm not prepared to give anyone the benefit of the doubt or cast blame. My experience with the Nigerian community when I worked for a government agency was interesting, and honesty in deal making and homophobia on an epic level were two characteristics that stuck in my mind. Obviously my experience does not encompass all of that community but it was telling to me. There are a couple scenarios where the Nigerians did the attack for reasons other than staging it for Smollett.

It is a mistake to assume everyone in a given group is monolithic. If this shakes out the way it appears to be moving, I feel bad that the incident was staged and cost a lot of time and effort to investigate. It undermines legitimate victims for years going forward. There is no excuse for it. Until that happens I am of a wait and see mode. There may yet be twists in the narrative that are not known.