Now all the details of his "plan" are clear. My question: Why did he need the bozos from Nigeria? He could have done the whole thing himself, and, without them to flip on him, it would have been very difficult for the CPD to nail him.

I think the answer is that he wanted the "attack" on surveillance camera. He and the brothers had rehearsed it! But the camera he was counting on was either not working or pointed in a different direction than he anticipated. The result was that the police had every minute of him from when he left Subway-- except for the 60 seconds of the attack!

So, the dramatic footage that was to bring the nation to its feet in righteous anger? A 60 second blank!

Bwaaaaahahahahahahahaha

Sorry to use a cliche, but you truly can't make this shit up....

BTW, another website goes back farther than Breitbart's list of about 100 fake hate crimes, and records 349 proven false "white hate crimes:" http://www.fakehatecrimes.org

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Originally posted by kz1000:
Nigerians? Shoulda hired South Africans.

He only wanted a fake noose, not an ANC necklace.

https://www.breitbart.com/ente...e-staged-own-attack/

Lawyers for Empire actor Jussie Smollett say their client is “angered” and “further victimized” by accusations that he staged his own assault in Chicago last month.

“As a victim of a hate crime who has cooperated with the police investigation, Jussie Smollett is angered and devastated by recent reports that the perpetrators are individuals he is familiar with,” Todd Pugh and Victor Henderson, Smollett’s lawyers, told ABC News.

“He has now been further victimized by claims attributed to these alleged perpetrators that Jussie played a role in his own attack. Nothing is further from the truth and anyone claiming otherwise is lying.”

“One of these purported suspects was Jussie’s personal trainer who he hired to ready him physically for a music video,” they continued. “It is impossible to believe that this person could have played a role in the crime against Jussie or would falsely claim Jussie’s complicity.

Michael Monico, the high-powered criminal defense attorney representing longtime Trump lawyer Michael Cohen, revealed Thursday that he is also representing Smollett, a sign the actor-singer may be gearing up for a major legal battle. Under State of Illinois law, Smollett could get between one to three years in prison for filing a false police report.

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"further victimized"

Jussie will be playing the pity card. Going into rehab, emotional distress, yada, yada, yada.

The usual attention whore congress critters & the liberal media immediately jumped on this story condemning it as a hate crime, homophobic, racist, etc.

One has to wonder where the Master Race Baiters, the Revs Jesse & Al have been. This is big news & it's not like them at all to pass up even the smallest opportunity to remind us that they're still around. They must have known from the beginning that this was fishy or they'd be in Chicago giving speeches & stirring up tensions.

He'll claim it was all a publicity stunt/protest, protected under the first amendment.
And some activist lawyer KNOWING he did this will defend this lie.
A LIE that was to create chaos and hopefully get other people hurt.

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Originally posted by OMCHamlin:

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Originally posted by Floyd D. Barber:
Jussie will be playing the pity card. Going into rehab, emotional distress, yada, yada, yada.

And, he'll win, they always do. Our consolation is simply coming to places like this to bitch about it.
Is there really anybody on this forum that actually thinks he'll see some real trouble over this? Anybody at all? Gentleman's wager?

Unless there is some finger on the scales by a heavy hitter in the DNC, I believe the Chicago PD will pursue full legal recourse. I think Jussie would have to fabricate some really plausible story to explain his claims to make that finger press enough to escape consequences. This is too visible. Jussie is too well known. The country is too divided to let this slide absent the plausible excuse. If this were some no body in a back-water town in a historically racist area then I'd say this would just go away. But right now the UK Daily Mail has its teeth into the story. If Jussie were not to be punished if this turns out to be an undeniable hoax (and hate crime in its own right), law enforcement and the justice system would further lose credibility. I think there will be consequences to be borne.....may take a while.

You know what's coming next.....

"Even if the attack didn't happen, Jussie's actions prompted a national conversation on homophobia and racism, which can only benefit us all."



And here's an article from a local crime blog (CWB stands for Crime in Wrigelyville and Boystown - 2 Northside Chicago neighborhoods):

http://www.cwbchicago.com/

Here are the latest developments in the Jussie Smollett hate crime investigation:

Saturday evening, CPD’s top spokesperson said investigators’ interrogations of Abimbola "Abel" Osundairo and his brother Olabinjo "Ola" Osundairo have “shifted the trajectory of the investigation. We've reached out to [Smollett’s] attorney to request a follow-up interview." The two men were identified as being the "persons of interest" seen on surveillance images near the attack scene.

Both men are friends of Smollett and have worked as extras on his TV show, Empire. The brothers were interrogated by investigators for two days this week, only to be released without charges and declared to "no longer be suspects" after they shared information about the purported attack with authorities.

CBSChicago reporter Charlie De Mar reported that the Osundairo brothers were paid $3,500 to participate in the ruse with a promise to be paid another $500 upon their return from a two-week trip to Nigeria that began hours after Smollett reported the purported hate crime to police.

De Mar also reported that the Osundairo brothers told detectives that they and Smollett “rehearsed the attack days prior to it happening.”

Rafer Weigel of Fox Chicago also reported that detectives said the Osundairos were paid by Smollett to orchestrate the attack. Weigel, CNN, and Rob Elgas of ABC7 all reported that detectives had secured proof that the Osundairo brothers purchased a rope for the noose at an Ace Hardware store. That information was also included in a detailed tip about the case that CWBChicago received on Feb. 6th.

Also last night, Chicago attorneys Todd Pugh and Victor Henderson issued a statement saying that they now represent Smollett and that the actor is “angered and devastated by recent reports that the perpetrators are individuals he is familiar with.”

Anyone claiming that Smollett was involved in his own attack “is lying,” the statement said, adding that one of the Osundairo brothers was “Jussie’s personal trainer who he hired to ready him physically for a music video.”

“It is impossible to believe that this person could have played a role in the crime against Jussie or would falsely claim Jussie’s complicity,” the lawyers said.

It was not clear when Pugh and Henderson took over the Smollett case. Just one day earlier, leading Chicago defense attorney Michael Monico told WGN’s Roe Conn that he was representing Smollett “at the moment.”

Pugh recently succeeded in defending a Chicago cop against claims that the officer participated in a cover-up of the Laquan McDonald shooting.

And, in a potential sign of things to come, Fox News reporter Mike Tobin reported late Saturday that “Jussie Smollett is no longer considered a victim in this case.”

see my post above

From Smollett's lawyers:

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He has now been further victimized by claims attributed to these alleged perpetrators that Jussie played a role in his own attack. Nothing is further from the truth and anyone claiming otherwise is lying.”

sounds like his first response is to just deny

Hate Crime is Federal- This is worse than what was claimed and needs to be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.

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Originally posted by OMCHamlin:

And, he'll win, they always do. Our consolation is simply coming to places like this to bitch about it.
Is there really anybody on this forum that actually thinks he'll see some real trouble over this? Anybody at all? Gentleman's wager?

I'm willing to bet bragging rights that he'll lose his acting gig over this.

Jusse Smollett is screwed, big time. The Nigerians have flipped on him. He faces not only the felony of filing a fake police report, but, potentially, also obstruction of justice. Gentleman's wager: he will do jail time and a big fine, or house arrest and a really big fine.

The celebrities and politicians who immediately jumped to his side, condemning racist white Trump supporters on social media, look foolish. You can bet they are pissed at him. Chicago police passed up their chance to sweep this under the rug, and are going after his ass.

His career is over.

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Originally posted by justjoe
Chicago police passed up their chance to sweep this under the rug, and are going after his ass.

His career is over.

Perhaps he’ll find himself in at least a piece of MAGA country afterall.

Generally "needs to be made an example of" bugs me, but in this high profile case he does. It'll be the only chance of slowing down all these endless smaller bullshit stories.

It appears as if this jerk is going to ride this lie to his grave no matter how obvious the truth.

That's one of the biggest problems with these celebrities. They live in a fantasy world and can so easily fall into the trap of believing their own bull. This pillock is now in the process of making this situation a reality in his own mind.

He’s so deep in lies, he might pass a lie detector.

Ps...I’m curious about that foot long tuna sandwich.
He went out at 4am, in sub zero temps. Who got it? That’s what the hot sauce (bleach)was for.

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Originally posted by recoatlift:
He’s so deep in lies, he might pass a lie detector.

Ps...I’m curious about that foot long tuna sandwich.
He went out at 4am, in sub zero temps. Who got it? That’s what the hot sauce (bleach)was for.

In today’s world, George is correct. Good clip, Floyd!

It's a lie if you are the only one who believes it.

The real story that needs to break-- and every outlet on the right should hammer this fact-- is that there have been hundreds of proven false white hate crimes in recent years. Hundreds!