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"Empire" star Jussie Smollett attacked by homophobic
mob
DIR By: GenericUser123
Date: January 29, 2019, 6:17 pm
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> (CNN)"Empire" actor Jussie Smollett was attacked in the early
morning hours on Tuesday in what Chicago police are calling a
possible hate crime.
>
> Smollett was attacked by two people who were "yelling out
racial and homophobic slurs" and "poured an unknown chemical
substance on the victim," police said.
>
> One of Smollett's alleged attackers also put a rope around his
neck, according to police. Both fled the scene.
>
> Smollett took himself to Northwestern Hospital and "is in good
condition," authorities said.
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HTML https://www.cnn.com/2019/01/29/entertainment/jussie-smollett-attack/index.html
#Post#: 653--------------------------------------------------
Re: "Empire" star Jussie Smollett attacked by Trump
supporters
DIR By: BG
Date: January 29, 2019, 6:35 pm
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The article doesn't mention Trump supporters. At all.
#Post#: 655--------------------------------------------------
Re: "Empire" star Jussie Smollett attacked by Trump
supporters
DIR By: notchback
Date: January 29, 2019, 7:03 pm
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> The article doesn't mention Trump supporters. At all.
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GU123 is trying to be the new DIAF.
I wonder how long until his story falls apart.
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> As of Tuesday evening, a Chicago police spokesperson told CNN
that investigators canvassed the neighborhood where the reported
attack occurred and have found no still images or video from
security cameras of the incident.
> The only image of Smollett police obtained from security
cameras was inside a Subway sandwich shop near the location of
the reported crime. The actor was seen standing alone.
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Re: "Empire" star Jussie Smollett attacked by Trump
supporters
DIR By: GenericUser123
Date: January 29, 2019, 7:37 pm
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> The article doesn't mention Trump supporters. At all.
>
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Indeed it doesn't. Guess I should've read the article first.
:-[ I actually read it here:
HTML https://www.tmz.com/2019/01/29/empire-star-jussie-smollett-attacked-hospitalized-homophobic-hate-crime/
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Re: "Empire" star Jussie Smollett attacked by
homophobic mob
DIR By: Satanica
Date: January 30, 2019, 7:27 am
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The story sounds hinky as fuck and now they're having trouble
coming up with proof that it happened. Somebody must feel the
need for publicity.
#Post#: 783--------------------------------------------------
Re: "Empire" star Jussie Smollett attacked by
homophobic mob
DIR By: giantblue
Date: January 30, 2019, 1:11 pm
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Good question Notchback.
Shouldn't be much longer.
But conflicting versions of the incident from Smollett himself,
and details reported by the media being outright contradicted by
Chicago Police have raised questions about what actually
happened.
The Chicago Police issued subsequent statements denying TMZ's
claim that Smollett reported the suspects yelling "this is MAGA
country." However, Chicago Police later said that Smollett did
reveal the detail in a second interview -- taken after the TMZ
story had spread:
The Daily Beast later reported that a Chicago Police
spokesperson refuted TMZ's claim of the defendants being male
and white. The spokesperson stated the gender and race of the
alleged assailants were unknown to Smollett because they were
wearing ski masks and gloves.
Chicago Police stated that they have yet to find any video
evidence of any attackers or their vehicle:
Then a police spokesman said that when officers first arrived on
the scene, nearly 45 minutes after the alleged attack, Smollett
was still wearing the rope around his neck:
And of course you have this.
It should also be noted that Smollett has expressed animus
toward President Trump going back years before he announced his
campaign for the presidency:
HTML https://pjmedia.com/trending/shifting-stories-cloud-claims-of-alleged-hate-crime-attack-targeting-empire-actor-jussie-smollett/
I'm guessing either a drug deal gone bad or his boyfriend
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Re: "Empire" star Jussie Smollett attacked by Trump
supporters
DIR By: BG
Date: January 30, 2019, 5:00 pm
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> [quote author=BG link=topic=182.msg653#msg653 date=1548808513]
> The article doesn't mention Trump supporters. At all.
>
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Indeed it doesn't. Guess I should've read the article first.
:-[ I actually read it here:
HTML https://www.tmz.com/2019/01/29/empire-star-jussie-smollett-attacked-hospitalized-homophobic-hate-crime/
[/quote]
I only pointed it out because I read the article and was a
little bit confused. ;)
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Re: "Empire" star Jussie Smollett attacked by
homophobic mob
DIR By: Satanica
Date: January 31, 2019, 8:25 am
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HTML http://www.fox4news.com/entertainment/police-release-photos-potential-persons-of-interest-reported-attack-empire-actor
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> Police in Chicago located a surveillance camera Wednesday that
shows “potential persons of interest” who are wanted for
questioning in the alleged assault of ‘Empire’ actor Jussie
Smollett.
>
> Police are hoping someone will recognize the "potential
persons of interest" so that officers can speak to them about
the reported assault.
>
HTML https://media.fox32chicago.com/media.fox32chicago.com/photo/2019/01/30/potential%20persons%20of%20interest_1548898731924.jpg_6699892_ver1.0_640_360.jpg
> The FBI is also investigating a threatening letter targeting
Smollett that was sent last week to the Fox studio in Chicago
where "Empire" is filmed, police said.
>
> Bobby Rush, a Democratic congressman from Chicago, issued a
statement calling on the agency to conduct "an immediate and
sweeping civil rights investigation into the racist and
homophobic attack."
>
> There has been a flood of outrage and support for Smollett on
social media. Among the many celebrities and politicians who
weighed in was California Sen. Kamala Harris, a 2020 Democratic
presidential hopeful who knows Smollett. She called the attack
"outrageous" and "awful."
>
> Some of the outrage stems from Smollett's account to
detectives that his attackers yelled that he was in "MAGA
country," an apparent reference to the Trump campaign's "Make
America Great Again" slogan, which some critics of the president
have decried as racist and discriminatory.
> [....]
> Activist Andrew Holmes offered a $2,000 reward for information
leading to an arrest and conviction in Smollett’s attack. Holmes
said confidential tips can be called in at (800) 883-5587.
>
> More than a dozen police detectives, some specializing in hate
crimes, are working the case. They asked anyone who has
information or witnessed the attack to call detectives at (312)
747-8382 or submit an anonymous tip at cpdtip.com.
>
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Re: "Empire" star Jussie Smollett attacked by
homophobic mob
DIR By: BG
Date: January 31, 2019, 3:14 pm
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Seems to me that Chicago is the last place one would find people
screaming "This ia MAGA country!" If someone said that about
Phoenix, or OKC I wouldn't question it. But Chicago? I'm
skeptical.
#Post#: 1042--------------------------------------------------
Re: "Empire" star Jussie Smollett attacked by
homophobic mob
DIR By: Satanica
Date: February 1, 2019, 10:32 am
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HTML https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/chicago-police-say-empire-actor-jussie-smollett-refuses-hand-over-n965371
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> "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett has refused to turn over his
cellphone to detectives, who are investigating the alleged
attack that sent him to the hospital earlier this week, Chicago
police said Thursday.
>
> The actor declined to share telephone records that could show
he was speaking with his manager just as the alleged assault
happened early Tuesday morning in Chicago, police spokesman
Anthony Guglielmi told NBC News.
> [....]
> The manager has told police he heard the attackers say, "This
is MAGA country," during the assault, officials said.
>
> When police asked Smollett for his cellphone and records to
confirm the call, he refused to share them, according to
Guglielmi.
>
> It wasn't immediately clear if Chicago police would seek to
obtain those records independently.
>
> A representative for the actor did not immediately return
messages seeking comment about the cellphone and phone records.
> [....]
>
>
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