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    Quote Originally Posted by victoryword View Post
    Well, it had to happen sooner or later:

    Rahm Emanuel is Now Blaming Jussie Smollett on...Donald Trump
    https://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiep...trump-n2543976
    As if there were no hate crime hoaxes before Trump was president.

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    It looks like Chicago is going to be able nail Jussie Smollett anyways, kinda like how OJ went down, not in a criminal court but in a civil case.


    -Jussie Smollett continues his absurd victory lap, continuing to pretend he was attacked in earnest by two Nigerian acquaintances who were wearing whiteface, not as part of a plan of his own design. Mayor Rahm Emanuel has upped the ante on his rhetorical rampage against the actor, slapping him with a $130,000 bill for resources and time wasted in the investigation.

    Smollett may think he got off scot-free, but the trap the city has set up for him is genius.

    Per TMZ, Emanuel will "absolutely" pursue civil recourse to get the money if Smollett doesn't pay voluntarily. This would multiply the bill by a factor of three, for a result of $390,000. The bill puts Smollett in a massive bind.

    Would Smollett, who has the audacity to publicly demand that Emanuel apologize to him, pay the bill or challenge it in court? Paying would constitute a public admission of guilt. But a trial in court would surely eliminate all ambiguity as to Smollett's involvement in his own attack. And the ambiguity is all that his few ardent defenders have left to go on.

    A court case would subject the criminal records of the Smollett case, currently sealed, to subpoena. Given that the grand jury slammed Smollett with 16 felony counts from the get-go, it is very likely that a civil court would find Smollett culpable of the crime with the preponderance of the evidence. As TMZ notes, in the likely event that Smollett lost, the city could freeze his bank accounts and force him to pay the bill.

    It's a lose-lose for Smollett no matter how you spin it...

    https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/o...mollett-anyway

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    Quote Originally Posted by krystian View Post
    I'm surprised those brothers haven't publicly spoken out against him yet, he still keeps trying to throw them under the bus...here's the new twist:


    Jussie Smollett's lawyer suggests Osundairo brothers wore white makeup during attack

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    Jussie Smollett's attorney Tina Glandian offered an explanation as to why the "Empire" star said his alleged attackers were white while also dismissed President Trump's announcement that the FBI and the Justice Department will review the "outrageous" decision to drop charges in the actor's case.

    Glandian told "Today's" Savannah Guthrie on Thursday that Smollett did not lie when he told police he believed his alleged attackers were white because they were possibly wearing white makeup to disguise themselves.

    Smollett previously told police he was attacked by two men wearing ski masks on Jan. 29 and he could make out they had "pale or white skin" around their eyes. According to police, Smollett hired African-American brothers Abel and Ola Osundairo to stage the hate crime but Smollett has maintained this to be false...

    https://www.foxnews.com/entertainmen...roper-was-done

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    Making two Nigerians look like white racists by applying makeup is totally impossible.



    Many African Americans (including Smollett) look more white than African except for the skin and hair color but Nigerians usually do not.

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    Jussie Smollett to City of Chicago Stop Trying to Intimidate Me... Or Else

    -Jussie Smollett's lawyer says the actor will not be intimidated by the City of Chicago's latest move -- to recover $130k in investigative costs -- hinting he might sue the City for defamation.

    Jussie's lawyer, Mark Geragos, fired off an angry letter to the city, saying Jussie "will not be intimated," calling the claim his client faked the "attack" "false and defamatory."

    As we reported, the City is preparing a civil lawsuit to recover the $130k it spent in investigating Jussie's claim that he was the victim of a racist, homophobic attack. The lawsuit is significant, because it effectively puts Jussie on trial and the standard of proof is much lower than a criminal case.

    Geragos says the attack was real, and points to the Osundairo brothers as the culprits...

    https://www.tmz.com/2019/04/05/jussi...-mark-geragos/


    Its interesting how he keeps saying that the Osundairo brothers were the ones that attacked him, yet he hasn't pressed charges against them? Sounds like he's scared to appear in court with them because their testimony would destroy his lies.

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    Osundairo Brothers File Lawsuit

    The two Nigerian brothers connected to “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett’s alleged fake hate crime claimed in a lawsuit filed Tuesday that the actor organized every aspect of the attack, which was designed to help him cultivate an image as a successful gay, black actor.

    “Mr. Smollett’s motivation was simple. He wanted his employer and the public to notice and appreciate him as a successful Black, openly gay actor,” Ola and Abel Osundairo said in a defamation lawsuit filed in federal court against Smollett’s legal team.

    Smollett had faced 16 charges for allegedly filing a false police report in January claiming that two individuals attacked him on the streets of Chicago with a chemical substance and a noose, but the charges were abruptly dropped in March in a controversial move by the office of Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx.

    The Osundairo brothers said Smollett, who isn’t a party in their lawsuit, “directed every aspect of the attack, including the location and the noose.”

    The lawsuit claims that two of Smollett’s attorneys, Mark Geragos and Tina Glandian, defamed the brothers for maintaining in media appearances that they had perpetrated the attack despite the evidence showing it was “a hoax entirely conceived and directed by” Smollett...

    https://dailycaller.com/2019/04/23/o...lett-directed/

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    'Empire' to end after Season 6 with 'no plans' to bring Jussie Smollett back

    https://www.foxnews.com/entertainmen...ussie-smollett

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    Jussie Smollett’s Show Canceled By Fox As Anti-Trump Hoaxer’s Career Ends In Disgrace

    Jussie Smollett just got the bad news that he is absolutely toxic. He single-handily brought down an entire hit TV show with his anti-Trump antics, which is not an easy thing to do.

    While he has somehow dodged legal accountability, although that chapter is not over, his career certainly is.

    He takes his place among the Hollywood disgraces and there will be no redemption for this man until he at least admits what he did – his public arrogance saying he was cleared and did nothing wrong pissed people off.

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    America loves a comeback, but first, you must be humbled and admit you screwed up. Smollett, of course, did not do this and his career is over until he does.

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    Some liberal show will hire him somewhere. I'm sure the left secretly applauds him for his effort. He's probably a hero in their eyes, at least privately.

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    Some liberal show will hire him somewhere. I'm sure the left secretly applauds him for his effort. He's probably a hero in their eyes, at least privately.
    You might be right unless he is the "sacrificial lamb" that they need to pretend as if they actually have some integrity. After all, the #METOO movement did sell out a few of their own before falsely attacking others - all in the name of "bipartism" and "fairness".
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