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Jussie Smollett Named a Suspect by Chicago Police for Filing False Report -- (link)

Posted by Remlik (aka Remlik) Feb 20 '19, 14:31

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link (variety.com)

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he's now been indicted for it, per the CPD. nm but: -- (link) - b. Feb 20, 16:59 1
- felony for disorderly conduct instead of the initial thinking of a misdemeanor. nm but: -- (link*) - b. Feb 20, 17:04
Infuriating and also very sad. He clearly needs help -- nm - Amoxy Feb 20, 15:20
There were so many questionable things about his story from the very beginning. Then all kinds of people jumped to his defense just because he was bl - Abby Normal Feb 20, 15:17 8
- the noose thing is a bit of a dumb point to pick on. I'd probably leave it on as well, if it wasn't actually causing harm. evidence, man. -- nm - mafic Feb 20, 16:35
- Seth Rich, Pizzagate, Sandy Hook all proudly say What now? -- nm* - Jovian Feb 20, 15:33 1
  - The extreme right is *still* talking as if these were valid stories. -- nm - Jovian Feb 20, 15:34
- I had this discussion with my wife and I don't agree with you. I don't want to start from the position of doubting the victim. If the facts lead - pmb Feb 20, 15:26 4
  - exactly. (and defense, or at least giving a benefit of a doubt, wasn't because he's black and gay for most of us.) -- nm - b. Feb 20, 16:39
  - The initial facts led me to doubt him. I refrained from jumping on any bandwagons (oh, poor man, those terrible white MAGA people) and I think that's - Abby Normal Feb 20, 15:32 2
    - I agree. When the report broke I said, okay lets and wait and see why he was really attacked and what they said. BUT... - Jovian Feb 20, 15:37 1
      - That's not what I'm saying. I'm saying that in this instance there was reason to doubt because of things he did - like walk back to the hotel with th - Abby Normal Feb 20, 15:56
How can someone be this stupid? (NM) - Marlowe Feb 20, 15:03
I know way more about this asshat than I ever would have as an actor. -- nm - groiny Feb 20, 14:45
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My question would be... why? - Mr. Havens Feb 20, 14:38 13
- Was he intoxicated at the start maybe? -- nm - Max Feb 20, 15:08
- there's plenty of examples of guys killing their spouse and saying 'some black guy did it' and then you have that Niagra falls girl.... - zeitgeist Feb 20, 14:57 2
  - We're not talking homicide. We're talking about an actor setting up an assault on himself. Not even in the same ballpark -- nm - Mr. Havens Feb 20, 15:02 1
    - I know, but a media face getting a noose around his neck gets the Red Ball treatment -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 20, 16:20
- The guy is clearly mentally unstable. -- nm - pmb Feb 20, 14:52 1
  - He has to be. I can't come up with any other reason someone would not only think of this... - The Commander Feb 20, 14:56
- his career. was dying. - Jovian Feb 20, 14:47 5
  - Was it, though? I mean, I don't watch Empire, and I've heard of his sister far more, but he wasn't going the way of, say, Barry Sobel? - Mr. Havens Feb 20, 15:04 4
    - I hadnt known this. But apparently his Empire character was getting killed off this season. -- nm - Jovian Feb 20, 15:31 3
      - people from the show, including writers, and Fox all said that wasn't true. there's no known reason for him doing anything like this. he's very - b. Feb 20, 16:29
      - That doesn't mean his career was over. It only means he's done with this one show. - Mr. Havens Feb 20, 15:36 1
        
        listen. its unfathomable to me that someone would do something like this, for *any* reason. -- (edited) - Jovian Feb 20, 15:38
- right? -- nm - Remlik Feb 20, 14:46
The "This is MAGA country!!!" line always rang false with me. It just seemed like how you would write a scene, but not would actually happen. - Cuzzin Todd Feb 20, 14:37 1
- Especially in Chicago (it's about as far from MAGA country as it gets). -- nm - pmb Feb 20, 14:51
*sigh* Way to give them a story to point to. nm - The Commander Feb 20, 14:33
Ugh, that's extremely disappointing. -- nm - David Feb 20, 14:33
i hate this. i hate giving the haters something to point to. -- nm - Andie Feb 20, 14:32 5
- yep, it's just terrible and counterproductive for groups of which he's a part and for which he'd been an advocate. ugh. -- nm - b. Feb 20, 16:28
- Yeah, thanks for stealing the benefit of the doubt from fiture victims -- nm - Roger More Feb 20, 15:20
- Wouldnt be so bad if the Democrats learned how to do it. - Jovian Feb 20, 14:43
- Also, so much this. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Feb 20, 14:38
- exactly -- nm - prayformojo Feb 20, 14:36

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