'EMPIRE' STAR JUSSIE SMOLLETT VICTIM OF HOMOPHOBIC ATTACK By MAGA Supporters

Fuck MAGA Fuck Trump

Fake news

isn't TMZ good with breaking news?

R2 so gay bashing doesn’t happen anymore?

Chicago showing the world what a world class city it is once again.

I'm not saying that this is fake news but this story sure does check all the boxes: White guys, wearing ski masks (ie, impossible to ID), shouting homophobic slurs, shouting right-wing slogans. Hmmm.

A noose? Bleach? 2 am.

It’s a race play hook up where someone got a little too overly enthusiastic

Any statement from Rahm Emanuel yet

ET confirming it:

Kevin Hart, Are you reading this? do you still think it is a joke ?

Any statement from Jada Pinkett?

Confirmed by Chicago police.

CPD statement

Please help to find those two guys

Has Kelly Ripa commented yet?

Disgusting! I hope those who did it will sit long time in prison.

Or Kevin Hart?

Wow, so these white guys were walking around Chicago at night with ski masks, bleach, and a noose, just looking for someone to attack? Crazy.

Mailing a letter too? Overkill. This actor did this for publicity.

R10 He was attacked because he is black and gay. This isn't about kevin hart.

STOP IT!!!!!!

Yeah, that's why I was very skeptical of the TMZ story, R17. But the Chicago PD seems to be confirming it -- or, at least, Smollett's version of it.

Northwestern Hospital is in a nice part of Chicago. Did the attack also occur in that area?

I have a feeling one of the FAKE NEWS trolls did it themselves -- disgusting racist motherfuckers clogging this website

Hate crimes have sharply increased since Trump came onto the scene. He has emboldened these pieces of shit.

Racism and white people, it just goes hand in hand, and has for centuries unfortunately.

I hope he is alright but you have to admit it's a really convoluted story.

This makes me cry...

White males are dangerous.

Smollett was probably being stalked by these people prior to the attack. He posts a lot of private information on his Instagram Stories, including his whereabouts and that sort of thing.

If you've ever worked with someone with a reasonably high public profile then you know that receiving threatening mail and that sort of thing is not out of the ordinary.

Let's see how FOX reports this rascist, homophobic attack, considering he works for their parent network.

Any Video cameras outside Subway?

These crackers want the 1950s back sooo bad.

As the cops said in their statement they are canvassing for video footage r20, there is going to be a camera somewhere to catch footage of who these people were.

Anyone saying this is for publicity can fuck themselves. Jussie hardly needs it.

Hopefully, he can afford some private security.

[quote]These crackers want the 1850s back sooo bad.

Fixed that for you.

R32, CPD has a crime-solving rate of less than 20 %

Subway stores are open until 2AM in Chicago?

When you are a poor kid in the hood cops don't care r35, Jussie is a celebrity. That means the world is watching.

Grindr hookup gone bad.

The subway near me is 24 hours and I live in a smaller city than Chicago r36.

Some Subway locations are open 24 hours

Sorry r39, I didn’t see you there.

He is openly gay r38, he would not need to hide a grindr hook up.

If the attackers wore ski masks, how does anyone know what race they are?

Let’s not jump the gun.

There’s more to the story.

R42 as evidenced in many threads here, using Grindr meets with disapproval from a large proportion on the gay community

This sounds like an absolutely horrible story. But something about it doesn't pass my bullshit test. In about a week we will have a clearer understanding of what I have. Maybe everything is as it appears.

Poor Jussie. The Root has a Facebook page that is full of condescending comments about how they”don’t agree with his lifestyle choice, but he didn’t deserve this”...whatever.

Downtown Chicago is MAGA country?

No one ever gets a decent boost in their career after an incident like this. No one. The best case scenario is public good will and maybe not a ding to your career (Terry Crews, for example) but usually the skittish Hollywood types avoid you like the plague after something like this.

It's incredibly unlikely he did it for publicity. To immediately jump to that conclusion says a lot about your intent.

The idea that he created this story to tell the police rather than deal with a grindr hook up gone bad sounds ridiculous. I'm not super familiar with Smollett, but I am assume he is not a crazy person like you are relying to imply.

R45 and others, stop taking the media's rush to report everything they hear immediately as a sign Smollett is lying.

Every breaking news story is a mess at first. Every single one.

There's a difference between healthy skepticism and an obvious wish for a story to be a hoax so you can shit all over a famous person.

[quote] Anyone saying this is for publicity can fuck themselves. Jussie hardly needs it.

I had no idea who this guy is before this story.

Smollett is black, of course he’s lying.

He has to be a blond, hunky homophobic racist for Datalounge to hang on his every word.

r51, you must be a newbie, he has been talked about here for years

Not all gay people watch / read things just because someone gay is in it

So these two guys just happened to be wearing ski masks covering their faces, have bleach and a rope on them, and no cameras caught anything?

Nothing good happens at 2am. Why was he out and about at that time? It sounds more like he was looking for drugs and something bad happened.

[Quote]and no cameras caught anything?

Huh? We don't know what cameras caught yet.

Extremely cold temps in Chicago last night, a ski mask would have been normal and expected r55

[Quote]Nothing good happens at 2am. Why was he out and about at that time?

How old are you?!

R56 ancient senile fuck

r58 and bleach and a rope?

Old enough to immediately go to the, "The black man shouldn't have been out past a certain time, he brought this on himself" excuse, R59.

When I've been jet lagged from travel, I've sometimes been out looking for food at 2 a.m. If he was staying near the hospital where he later went, it's a pretty good area of Chicago and I would have felt safe walking around there at that hour.

You realize if you can't ridicule someone without completely changing their words, you aren't really proving your point.

Yeah, something doesn't quite add up, unless these two men were just walking around with ski masks, bleach and rope, planning to attack the first gay or black man they saw.

But it was cold, r65! The ski masks are perfectly reasonable!@#!@!@

Of course racism and homophobia are real problems we are still dealing with in most parts of this world. With that in mind, this story is bullshit. I love Jussie, and still catch Empire every once in a while. But this right here....this is not the real story behind whatever has happened to him.

A lot of these details come from TMZ, which isn't always accurate. The cops statement said unknown liquid.

Ah, I see it's time for this to start happening in this thread.

*Anything Racist Happens*

Some random troll on Datalounge at R45:

[quote]This sounds like an absolutely horrible story. But something about it doesn't pass my bullshit test.

Oh hereeeeeeee we go.

I was thinking about the bleach. I bet it was a small bottle, not a gallon.

And the noose....dog collar?

Is Jussie linked to pup play?

People who commit crimes like these tend to either be repeat offenders, meaning they'll have gear in their car "just in case," or they're redneck types who have all kinds of crap in their truck at any given moment.

I get that some of you never lived in the South or Midwest and were never hassled by the cops just because you're gay, or not white, or whatever, but it never fails to astonish me how many of you act like these things never happen. Even if it never happened to you, you NEVER ran into someone who was gaybashed? Never talked to a black guy who was threatened by racists?

R70 you use bleach to clean up dog urine

Were there Lesbians involved?

[quote] The cops statement said unknown liquid.

Please don't confuse Dataloungers with the truth. They're too busy fingering themselves with one hand and posting "BUT NO ONE EVER HAS BLEACH OUT IN PUBLIC EVER!!!!!" with the other to get confused by actual facts.

Anything can be used as a rope.

Also, how would two racists white guys know who is on Empire?

Why do I feel this story isnt accurate or true? Seems fake. Something happened but sis this aint it!

Made up story. White men don't watch EMPIRE.

[quote]A lot of these details come from TMZ, which isn't always accurate. The cops statement said unknown liquid.

This makes a lot more sense. Why don’t we wait and see?

I'm sorry but this sounds af...I'm going to wait a few days and let the police properly investigate this before jumping to any conclusions.

Wasn't he "barely clinging to life" in the earlier story?

I meant fishy af

[Quote]Why don’t we wait and see?

Smollett himself hasn't even said a single word yet.

[quote]Made up story. White men don't watch EMPIRE.

They watch sporting events that have commercials for TV shows.

Something isn't right. I'm not jumping the gun again. Remember the Chipotle manager in Minnesota? The DC mess with that smirky catholic kids? Im waiting got more facts to come out to make up my mind.

r74 the truth? You're totally working from emotion, and you're trying to say that you have the truth on your side?

Drug deal gone wrong. Fucking lying nigger faggots.

[quote]r19 He was attacked because he is black and gay. This isn't about kevin hart. STOP IT!!!!!!

Except it is kind of about Kevin Hart, and every other insensitive homophobe who's been in the news.

It's no fun to just wait and see. It's more fun to take what you know is sketchy reporting from TMZ and then act like you're goddamned Miss Marple and be the first to prove it's all a hoax. "I'm smart, I can sift through the clues, I can spot a liar!" Very similar to the kinds of people who think everything is connected by some psychic number conspiracy theories.

The police released a statement:

I'm biracial & loathe Tump/MAGA (of course) but something seems wrong her. A noose, bleach, threatening racist notes that look like they were written by a child? I don't know....something seems "off".

Something doesn’t add up about this. I’m skeptical. I live in Chicago and know that area which has very little crime . Was this a drug deal gone bad? Will be interesting to see how this plays out.

r89 I'm not seeing the difference between those of us who are saying "wait and see" and "the story as presented seems odd" and people who are screaming EVERYONE IS RACIST AND HOMOPHOBIC HE IS CLINGING TO LIFE based on the same lack of information and sensational detail.

Okay, well, we're at the n-word and f-word portion of the thread, along with the 50th person to make the trenchant insight that "something seems off about this."

Good job, everyone. What a successful thread that's not at all full of bigots and basic bitches.

Pup play gone wrong!

I'm willing to nurse him back to health.

R19 = Ellen DeGeneres

Cold as fuck here in Chicago last night. Why anyone was out in the early am hours is ridiculous.

r94 oh please. There's always some rando who walks into any thread mentioning a black person and says something like that. Best just ignored as they clearly just want attention, which you are giving to them.

GLAAD offers its support

do you guys think that Empire will do a crossover episode with Chicago PD and Chicago Med after this ?

Is Jussie uncut or cut?

I have to know before I decide how hard to root for his recovery.

Good point R98. Only drugs could make u wanna be out on the streets in this ice box we're in at 2 in the morning

Words of support on Twitter from Janet Mock, Jackee Harry....

Or dick and butt r103

News like this is always so depressing because it never seems to end.

Get well soon, Jussie, and I hope they catch those bastards.

True or not, linking/clicking on/reading/supporting TMZ is really no better than watching FAUX News. Really shameful. Pathetic that gay people give cred and revenue to a low life website run by MAGAt supporters. There's really no hope.

We've discussed Jussies dick before r103, knock yourself out.

Jussie is in “good condition”

R72, bleach should NEVER be used to clean dog urine or any urine for that matter. Anything with ammonia, including urine, reacts with bleach and forms a toxic gas. Just wanted to get thatout before you kill yourself or another DLer.

Has Sinbad commented yet?

There are ZERO maga bros in Chicago out in sub zero am hours attacking anyone at a subway. Zero.

The Tribune says the address of the incident was 300 block of East Lower Water Street.

I see people talking about him clinging to life. But the article said that he was released the morning after

Stephanie Rhuel is like crying on MSNBC. Whoa. Maybe one of her kids is LGBT or something.

TMZ is a right-wing site. They'll report this, let it spread and be picked up and reported by larger and more respected outlets. The entire truth will be revealed. TMZ will then quietly retract the story or say they were misled or something. People will forget TMZ was the first to report this. Cries of media bias will be deafening.

A lot of racists on other threads are pretending to be simple concerned citizens over here. R112 is off in the fatties thread saying things like, "Blacks need to eat less" for one example.

Didn't TMZ recently report something as breaking that turned out to be completely untrue? I'm blanking on what it was, maybe I can find it in a search.

TMZ wasn't actually the first to report this, it was some other random site.

....

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I remembered it already: the Michael Avenatti thing. They said it was his ex-wife and all sorts of stuff that wasn't true.

As others have said, TMZ is a right-wing site.

R115 she's always crying about something. She's very emotional.

This was in a store correct? So a employee witnessed the altercation?

There was the Michael Avenatti story TMZ broke which was bullshit. He was beating his ex wife they published!

Except not at all.

....

R117, get off my cock tattletits!

[quote] Stephanie Rhuel is like crying on MSNBC. Whoa. Maybe one of her kids is LGBT or something.

She cries over everything.

Someone posted this in the Twitter thread with the police report. Let us all reflect seriously on this person's words.

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Replying to @Phil_Lewis_

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Based on the poem written by

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(1892–1984)

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@AdouBD 1h1 hour ago

2- we can sit and still complain.

Or we can start talking about it and make the change needed.

I am in: dialogue about race and hate culrures. How to shift the paradigm. I was a speaker in a small group last sunday. Anyone interested, please DM me.

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@AdouBD 1h1 hour ago

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As of right now we still don't have any statement from Jussie/his team, which is pretty damn important.

Yes, TMZ did break the story.

He "self transported" to the hospital.

R116, TMZmay have broken the story, but the Chicago Police put out a statement so there's no doubt he was attacked.

R112 nailed it.

The most shocking thing about this story is that Jussie would eat Subway.

Thank you r119

[bold]BBC

Hold on Jussie...do not look into the light!

These people must have planned this. They happened do have chemicals and rope on them? This was a hit.

In this area, there are a lot of Polish people that are very racist.

The police report does say they're investigating a possible hate crime and that the victim is cooperating. They're looking for witnesses and cameras.

He did apparently have rib injuries so that much is true.

I didn't know Subway opened that late.

The details about the MAGA stuff is coming from TMZ not the police report so maybe that part isn't true. TMZ posted that he was getting death threats and they posted a letter with a possible MAGA symbol so maybe that's where they're getting it from. The letter was sent like 8 days before.

I think Jussie was targeted, maybe had been stalked for a while. He has been an outspoken Trump critic and the video where he smashes up a Trump mask was all over the conservative subreddits and forums. When you Google him, links to alt right posts about him abound. He wasn't just another actor to them.

Or they poured whatever was around and used whatever was around as a rope r135.

Thanks r138, I didn't know he had a history to the alt right crowd. That is certainly interesting.

So Fox received a threatening letter 8 days ago and Jussie didn’t get protection??!

[quote]TMZmay have broken the story, but the Chicago Police put out a statement so there's no doubt he was attacked.

Sure, but the details TMZ provides so often prove to be wrong. Which they probably do on purpose, specifically to make the story sound implausible, or to craft a narrative that fits their political views.

That is, they got the fact that he was attacked and injured right, but the bleach part they seem to have made up, because the police just said liquid, as far as we know. Things like that make a difference. Look at all the people on here who immediately said, "This didn't happen because no one is out walking around with bleach."

One of those same people then later said that TMZ didn't break the story, it was actually "some random site." Also not true.

But that's the same tactic the political trolls use, isn't it? Post a sketchy news story with lies or exaggerations, defend it for a while, then deny their right-wing websites were responsible for the lies in the first place.

[QUOTE]News like this is always so depressing because it never seems to end.

News like this is always so depressing especially when it turns out to have been made up.

That Grape Juice broke this story

TMZ pays $$$ for these 'scoops'. Most likely a hospital worker called when he showed up in the ER

What we know is that Jussie checked himself into the hospital with injuries and that he filed a police report. We need to hear from him.

Maybe it was Red Tranny Gang.

Not seeing Twitter words of support from straight whites....

There will be no footage of the attack.

Jessie please do not have made this up when it was a drug deal gone bad.

Jussie not Jessie, dummy.

He could have said nothing r150, there was no reason he had to file this police report.

Going to eat at a Subway should be a hate crime!

I think most celebrities have underlings buy drugs for them, R150. And, yes, there was no reason for him to involve the police in that case.

The Grape Juice website's article is from about an hour before TMZ's, but wow it's poorly written.

What moron names their baby Jussie?

For his sake i hope there's video because you know a lot of people won't believe the story.

TMZ is up Trump ass so they can’t be happy about an attack on a celebrity by MAGA Deplorables

The fact that the stories are blaming some white MAGA which will probably be proven false, just is gonna continue to make the other side look like fools, and Trump will be president again!

Liberals are so peaceful and kind...do they ever shoot people or beat people up? How come?

I never watch Harvey anymore...he is a deplorable, a queer, homophobic Deplorable. I think he should be dead.

Is TMZ pro-Trump? I don't visit the site because i'm not really interested in celebrity drama and i'm aware that their midget gay leader is pro-cheetoili

Actually, r142, some random site did break the story. There was even a DL thread on it before this one. The site was called something to the effect of "grape juice" and it was immediately dismissed.

He and his sister Jazz were on MSNBC this weekend discussing their political activism. I watched the segment but do not recall in which show it was aired.

R162, I posted again at R155.

Again, Jussie did an entire video attacking Trump. It made the rounds on alt right websites. I'll be waiting for his statement, but people are seriously suggesting on some websites that he broke his own ribs for publicity?! The Smolletts are well known and respected in Hollywood. They don't need publicity stunts.

On a separate but related note, I had no idea Empire was still on the air.

As a drug buy gone bad, he would engage in a publicity stunt to cover it up r165

Rough trade or fake.

Thanks r138 and r165, et al. I had no idea.

Def looks like he was targeted.

Bad enough on its own but I have to wonder who else is on their list.

It's cold here in Chicago land at least 0 degrees this morning so probably colder than that at 2 am. Im not sure who's out at that time so maybe it was a planned attack.

Anyone can show up in an ER and anyone can file a police report.

Doesn’t mean any of it happened.

How would anyone know he was at a subway sandwich shop on that exact street to do this?

Inside job with the perfect maga cover story. 🤔

Sounds a little like when Kevin Spacey got "mugged" in a London park at 4am.

There was no need for any kind of cover story because he had not been outed or arrested for a drug deal, for a hookup gone bad, or anything like that.

The police are clearly investigating, which they would not do if they were aware that this was just a fake story over a drug deal gone bad or something along those lines.

There really is no reason to assume he made this up.

The Subway’s the front for an international pedophile ring?

Did find several 24 hour subways in Chicago so that part is true.

This isn't the first time a black gay person has been targeted and beaten up (see New York where one was killed) so the attack is not so unbelievable. I think it's the part about them instantly knowing who he was that seems kind of random.

I don't see any reason to make this up. He has to know the police would investigate and look for video evidence.

If he was one of the celebrities the altright has been really angry about, he very well could have been followed.

I meant it was someone he knew who organized the attack, and pretended to be maga loons to throw the scent off of them/him/her. That's what I meant by inside job, and 'cover story'.

I imagine there will be security footage of some sort though.

[Quote]Did find several 24 hour subways in Chicago so that part is true

I find it hilarious that this caused some controversy. The peope who don't believe places can be open at 2am clearly live in flyoverland.

I think it was the same guys who raped Tawana Brawley.

This sounds fishy to me.

The attackers were just jealous of Jussie's huge cock, which we've all seen.

I live in NYC in Harlem specifically. Subways closes at 11.

Jussie Smollett or his people have yet to comment. But I think TMZ is saying that the Empire cast was holding an emergency meeting to discuss this and increased security.

[quote]Stephanie Rhuel is like crying on MSNBC. Whoa. Maybe one of her kids is LGBT or something.

I was just watching that.

I’ve never seen her before because I’m not usually home during the day.

Damn, she is really unprofessional. Does she usually have full-on meltdowns and crying fits on TV??

The one in Hells Kitchen is 24 hours btw r183.

ThatGrapeJuice had the story first

[quote]There really is no reason to assume he made this up.

Well he's black, and that's apparently enough for 90% of the trolls on this thread. Obviously he was buying drugs with his big black scary penis!

r179 you realize Chicago is considered part of "flyoverland", right?

This has all the makings of a publicity stunt, like the ones Jayne Mansfield used to stage.

Why didn't he have food delivered?

Lots of different variables in this story. Sure will be interesting when the details emerge.

Who released the threatening letter we've been seeing that was sent to smolett?

Jayne, desperate for attention . . .

Yeah, I call BS on this. MAGA loonies aren’t our and about the streets of Chicago beating up minorities especially right downtown on South Water. This isn’t an occurrence ANYWHERE in town.

As far as people NEVER lying about what happened, how about this “kidnapped” student who actually went to the building for $40 sex and was robbed? That was a fun story from not too long ago.

So yeah, pardon my skepticism.

Chicago is the third biggest city in the US, that's not what people mean by flyoverland r189.

The story makes zero fucking sense.

All of the racist cunts who wanted to give the MAGA kid in DC the benefit of the doubt are rushing onto this thread to accuse this guy of lying.

So Jussie faked the letter to Fox then?!

r191 no, questioning ANY detail means you are a horrible racist forever!@@$@!#

MAGA thugs wouldn’t have sent the anonymous letter from MAGA Lol

Jussie IS the new Aimee Semple McPherson!

[quote] Damn, she is really unprofessional. Does she usually have full-on meltdowns and crying fits on TV??

Yep and speaks over people.

We don't know the story yet r196.

R189 lives a small simple life in a quaint Russian village

[quote]Cold as fuck here in Chicago last night. Why anyone was out in the early am hours is ridiculous.

It said he just got into town that night. he probably had no food in the house and went out to get some. That's why food places are open 24/7. Not a great mystery there

Can't a guy step out of his hotel near the Navy Pier,, call an Uber to take him to Steamworks Chicago, and not be attacked? What is this world coming to.? (Don't buy the Subway story - maybe he was HEADED to the subway to take him to Steamworks).

Assuming everything happened as reported... It looks like the attack is closely connected with the show. both the mailed threats and what the attacker said that night Referenced Empire

PS He is a very handsome guy. I hope the attack didn't damage his face.

R142/r164, I have no idea what you are going on about. There is no one on this planet that equates TMZ to actual journalism. And, if they do, then they need to poor bleach to clean urine as suggested up thread and become the next Darin Award finalist.

TMZ is known for getting info from sketchy sources, for paying people to get info unethically and for often being wrong. They are not trolling or spreading bad info to subvert society. They are TMZ, a gossip site, and if you ascribe anything more to the site then you are the problem.

r204 = Trump

So this thing was fake? I have the OP blocked but read this on the news. Bleach and a noose?

I believe he was attacked but I don't believe he was going to subway. subway is open 24hrs in chicago?

No, r211!!! It was all real, even the parts that don't make sense and require further explanation! Everything happened just as described, everyone is racist, and no one may say anything about the above unless they are also a racist, which as mentioned, everyone is racist, so they are SUPER RACIST!@ I have spoken! Period.

How are Empire's ratings these days?

R208, Or his gorgeous big black cock.

I don’t have the OP blocked. It’s weird how posters appear and then disappear. LOL R213. Yes, I hear you. I know when to remain silent on homophobia—especially if the perp is black, Muslim or black Israelite. I keep my mouth shut and keep moving. I thought the same thing, R214.

[quote]PS He is a very handsome guy. I hope the attack didn't damage his face.

I'll bet it didn't. I'll bet his moneymaker emerges unscathed.

Empire is supposedly filmed in Chicago. I believe the Subway he went to is close to Trump Tower actually. There are plenty of cameras in the area and police are currently reviewing footage. We should get some answers very soon.

Why has no one set up a candlelight vigil yet? RacisT!!!

[quote] Hate crimes have sharply increased since Trump came onto the scene.

Well at least the fake hate crimes that mainly get the media's attention have sharply increased

...yeah no one is saying this r213. Many of us are reticent to believe everything TMZ says because they publish false details all the time. But okay, you do you.

[quote]Why didn't he have food delivered?

People go outside, Cheryl!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[quote]How are Empire's ratings these days?

Either number one, tied with the nearest competition or second place if it's up against Survivor. Still top rated on Fox. Try again.

[quote]It looks like the attack is closely connected with the show

I think it's pretty clear he was targeted.

[quote]Bleach and a noose?

It's pretty amazing how in 2019, people are really rationalizing how this couldn't have happened. People getting shot up in churches and no, "no one would target a black/gay/celebrity on a top rated TV series!"

r221 hi, welcome to the thread. You must be new here.

Where is the bleach coming from? All the police report says is "chemical substance" which could be a 24oz cup of Pepsi for all we know.

TMZ claiming the police have footage from a nearby target

It has nothing to do with the media or twitter, r220 the numbers are from the FBI data.

This will quietly go away even though it shouldn’t. It’s fake.

Twitter is OUTRAGED!@#

The mainstream Chicago media is now reporting this and the CPD says it’s investigating. I’m sure something happened but am doubtful it’s what Jussie reported. Just doesn’t sound right. We’ll see.

Would bleach disfigure you? I don't think so. I often get bleach on my hands by accident...nothing happens.

Actors do go out in the middle of the night...less people who bother/approach you...

I bleach my hole and it's NEVER white enough

Was it bleach? All we know is that it was a liquid. For all we know it could be something flammable.

Chicago police just put out a statement that they are investigating an attack but there has been no allegation to them about the assailants using the term MAGA

I don't know about disfiguring, but bleach burns the skin especially if it isn't rinsed off quickly enough.

If it was acid, the perps would be Muslim (and this thread would be immediately deleted). But, the agenda is white. Jussie has it out for white people.

Supposedly, Lee Daniels fainted when he got the news.

How dramatic.

Lee Daniels is high 24/7

CNNs article on their website is reporting than Don Lemon talked to Jussie Smollett.

As a gay community what do we do???? If this happened to a straight black man there would be outrage in the african community but we just say, well that sucks and go on with our day...

Why are we never outraged and hit the streets?????

White guys? Shouting MAGA? IN CHICAGO????? Get the fuck outta here. Never happened.

Because we don't know the real facts Rose ^

Here's the CNN article, but still has no new details.

R239, Don is quite familiar with Jussie's leaked nude photos.

Don is a snow queen

quote from CNN article

Later Tuesday, CNN's Don Lemon spoke to Smollett and a mutual friend who was at the hospital with the actor. Smollett confirmed the incident took place. He was shaken and angry that an attack like this could happen. Smollett told CNN he fought back at the attackers.

[quote]As a gay community what do we do???? If this happened to a straight black man there would be outrage in the african community but we just say, well that sucks and go on with our day... Why are we never outraged and hit the streets?????

For many gay Black men it's about Sunday mornings and their mama's...

Smolett's nude appeal is ... meh.

[quote]The idea that he created this story to tell the police rather than deal with a grindr hook up gone bad sounds ridiculous. I'm not super familiar with Smollett, but I am assume he is not a crazy person like you are relying to imply.

Gurlfriend, I know. Being an actor, he could have at least said he was walking his dog at 2:00 am and someone asked to borrow his cellphone.

WE TOLD YOU TRUMP’S ELECTION WOULD INCREASE HATE CRIMES!!!

OMG they kidnapped Jussie's dog R249? ;)

Who is "we"? And who are you telling this to?

I literally had to block half the posters on this thread. You are disgusting racist pieces of shit. I'd rather believe a story about a racist and homophobic attack and be wrong than to spout stupid shit like "this never happens today, obviously fake!" What is it about black people that is so threatening to you? And especially gay black people? Why can't we support one of our own for once instead of calling him a liar? I usually love Datalounge but this thread makes me sick. I really hope most of it is from Russian trolls, because if it's not... yikes.

The thing is this sort of thing doesn't happen here in Chicago. Sure, there's some bad apples but that's not us. It's too out there.

[Quote] As a gay community what do we do???? If this happened to a straight black man there would be outrage in the african community but we just say, well that sucks and go on with our day...

[Quote] Why are we never outraged and hit the streets?????

Because DL is dominated by white eldergays. Some in the LSA thread would rather focus on the attack as purely racist (some even leapt to deny it was homophobic). Why? Because they'd rather he not be gay. DLdergays would probably rather he not be gay as well. They'd also like him not to be black. They'd rather he were Quentin Crisp's Great Dark (White) Man. Only then would he escape their apathy.

Please, please, OH PLEASE, dear GOD!!! Link this incident to Trump and the MAGA people!!!

r255 you and posters like you are the most racist people on this site.

Anything to avoid responsibily for the wave of fascism Trump is leading, R194.

Republicans could never be evil!

R214 well, Taraji got in big trouble for comparing R Kelly to Weinstein, so...

R253 calm down before you piss yourself

R132 He may have been attacked, but there is no way it went down the way he said. Not even looking at race- when that skinhead idiot said he was attacked by two black guys I knew it was bullshit too.

The story he told is just very bad writing.

.......

why r259?Is Kelly still popular after all the scandal?

A little scratch on his face at r262

Hmmmm

R253 there are racists and homophobes out there, and sometimes they are violent. But the specific story he tells makes ZERO sense. I don't buy it for a second.

I can't believe anyone thinks it passes the smell test. It's comical.

Presenting....

Miss Lee Daniels.

hate crime can happen anywhere. it happens in NYC too.

R240 because the story reads like terrible writing. No way on earth is it remotely true.

Not a Trump supporter, or a racist, and I'm a homosexual. Holy shit, use your fucking brains.

Chicago Police call out some of the TMZ reporting.

[Quote]A Chicago Police spokesperson told The Daily Beast that the attackers’ genders are unknown, and that their faces and hands had been covered. TMZ reported that the attackers shouted “This is MAGA country,” but police told the Beast, “There is no report of that being said.”[quote]

His face has been DISFIGURED!@ This is worse than the Holocaust! It's exactly like the time those thugs carved a "B" for Barack Hussain Obama in that girl's face!@$#$

R270 EXACTLY.

R266 wow...it’s all about Lee Daniels isn’t it?

R266 hahaha she is out of control.

His face looks fine. Not too much damage. He got lucky.

The basic premise that there are actually Trump supporters in Chicago is ludicrous enough on its face.

With the police statements and the pictures and the interviews with his coworkers It is increasingly obvious that something happened. aand he was probably attacked. We will just have to wait to find out the details

[quote]Empire is supposedly filmed in Chicago. I believe the Subway he went to is close to Trump Tower actually.

Wouldn't it be funny if the video footage came from Trump Tower?

Which hotel was Jussie staying at?

White male terrorism:

What if the attackers were RUSSIANS?

Could the attackers have been these guys?

This story is no different than Morton Downey, Jr. getting attacked by "skinheads" in an airport (Mort carved a backwards swastika on his forehead,) Tawana Brawley getting raped, or that little cunt having a backwards B carved into her forehead by Obama supporters.

This kid is an attention seeking liar. The story he tells READS exactly like the stories of the above three people. It didn't happen.

r235: I think the use of it was psychological. Even though bleach won't disfigure them, in the moment, the victim would be overcome with fear trying to determine if it's an acid attack and whether they're about to be set on fire when they realize it's not. For an attractive actor, I'd think an additional concern in that moment would be how the chemical on their skin would impact their looks and, as a result, their career.

r237: I wouldn't 'Mary!' him over this. A gay black man having a physical response to hearing of another gay black man (and one that he's befriended mind you) being beaten, having a rope tied around his neck, and having bleach poured on him seems pretty reasonable.

They said you couldn't tell gender. I wonder if you could tell race if they're so covered up.

"Aren't you that faggot 'Empire' nigger?"

No way was this said. No fucking way. You guys actually buy this?

R269 I'm not surprised the story is already falling apart. A lot of hot takes on this on Twitter by celebrities will age badly.

I have to agree with the others. White people don't watch Empire and don't know who he is.

No, R283.

[quote]How are Empire's ratings these days? Either number one, tied with the nearest competition or second place if it's up against Survivor. Still top rated on Fox. Try again.

The ratings have been steadily declining for a couple of seasons now. And The Simpson’s is Fox’s top rated show; Empire is a close second.

Hope r2 is hit by a truck

The incident was report to have happened on the 300 block of East North Lower Water Street. The closest 24 hour Subway's is .2 miles away. Did they beat him up outside the Subway's or did they follow him for at least 5 minutes at 2AM in the freezing cold?

I believe it, I don't think it comes off like the other cases at all. For one, Jussie does not have any history of being a liar, mentally ill, or attention seeking. r285 Not all the story is verified, in fact TMZ embellished about comments that were made and the police have corrected them, it doesn't mean the attack didn't happen at all.

Some people want to cling to anything to make Jussie a liar, but he didn't go to TMZ. The Grape Juice reported this and shortly after the Chicago PD verified it on twitter, TMZ then picked it up and embellished things that the PD has already said are untrue.

R290: Make sure it backs up and hits R282 as well.

I'm sure some of the early details will be wrong. And it may not be as horrible as it sounds right now. I think a lot of you will be regretting saying that you know for certain that nothing happened. Questioning it is one thing. Denying it is another.

2am - bars are closing.

Any bars nearby, Chicago locals?

Drunk assholes on their way home spot Jussie.

It doesn’t seem that farfetched.

Fuck you R2

No, R285 I mean. Not R283.

R295, Chicago doesn’t close at 2am

B-b-but we thought taking [italic]Song of the South[/italic] away would make people less hateful.

Police are now saying that he never told him what race they were. Or what gender

[quote]But the specific story he tells makes ZERO sense. I don't buy it for a second.

Jussie himself hasnt said anything directly to the public yet, so all these "sources" close to him should be taken with a grain of salt. You all should know that TMZ and the blogs are just out here to generate traffic, and will do so at the expense of anyone. The story isn't even a day old so all the details aren't ironed out.

So you bitches can stop painting him as a stunt queen. He has never been known to be like that. He is well liked in Hollywood and Im not surprised that he is getting so much support.

I think TMZ embellished the story with MAGA details for clicks. All that stuff about what they yelled at him is coming from them. As pointed out , he has yet to make a statement about this.

Everyone getting their pr boost.

R301 the whole story makes zero sense. The hospital picture is ABSURD. A small cut. And, he's making sad, groggy eyes while taking a fucking selfie.

The whole this is laughable.

Yes that these were white Trump supporters shouting MAGA is a clickbait detail TMZ was pushing. The cops have said that is not what Jussie told them.

TMZ lied to generate traffic? What a surprise!

r302 Or more sinister, pro-Trump TMZ embellished knowing it would sound unbelievable and all the idiots would jump to the conclusion that Jussie made the entire thing up instead of waiting around for actual details to come.

Damn. Subway? shit food. I expected better from him...

I totally believe this happened.

He wasn't taking a selfie. He was face timing with Lee.

So TMZ made some shit up about his, and all the racists and homophobes flock here to gay bash and black bash the victim, blaming him. Typical DL. FF and ban, gurls. Muriel, some red tags please.

Speaking of which, R308, did Jared get fat again in prison? That would be karma.

Didn't he die or something?

Where did the MAGA white thing come from? Grape Juice?

R309 it has nothing to do with race. The way this reads is the EXACT way the attack on Morton Downey Jr read, or that little white cuntface who carved the backwards B into her forehead.

It's a fake story. Fake "attack." It never happened. TRUST ME it will all come out.

I don't care how talented Jussie is, or how big his cock is, if he eats Subway, he is DEAD to me!

[quote]Damn. Subway? shit food. I expected better from him...

It was 2am. Even in Chicago at that time of night you’re not going to have a ton of choices. Better than McDonalds.

[quote]A Chicago Police spokesperson told The Daily Beast that the attackers’ GENDERS are unknown,

OMG!! Feeling so sorry for Jussie. First, he got gay bashed now he will go to jail for misgendering his attackers.

This is not fair

r304, the "story" is only based on TMZ's questionable sources. They aren't the New York Times!

Yikes.

It's so sad when Gays have to travel abroad to find a job. Chicago... really ???

You might as well be in New York City or that foreign country named Tennessee

He shoulda fought back. Actors are soft and not too bright. If you can't properly fight and draw blood, you're screwed. I was born and raised in flyoverland, but I know how to shoot and how to fight.

If you get ambushed or attacked always dig your nails into your attacker, or pull out their hair.

TMZ is reporting exactly what Jussie told his friends. It's also likely what he told the Chicago PD, but I'm sure their policy is not to reveal details.

Smarten up, dum dums. Kid made it up. "Bleach" Gimme a break.

Doesn't appear that Melanie's #BeBest campaign is a rousing success.

R313: No. You're an anonymous bitch on the internet. There is no reason to trust you and EVERY reason not to. Sit down and shut up.

I just saw this on CNN.

R322 I give it about two more hours till the Chicago PD slams the lid on this case. I will come back here and gloat.

Jussie's bitter exes must be on here today. I can't believe you all are on on here attacking the victim when the details are coming from Harvey of all people.

You can bet Jessie I mean Jussie is panicking now. He never meant this to go national. Yikes.

NYT did pick up the story tho.

Your desperation to blame Jussie for what TMZ posts is sad r320. The Chicago PD statement was clear, there was no report of that being said. That is not what he told them.

R324: Keep masturbating in mommy's basement there, you homophobic lard ass. Harder. HARDER!!!

The Chicago PD issued a press statement. They wouldn't put details in it typically.

I read they also tossed a fetus at him, chanted "lock her up, build the wall" and then spat on a Quran they happened to be carrying.

This has all the hallmarks of one of those fake hate crimes that were reported after Trump got elected. I remember first hearing about those and my heart sinking at the prospect that the country was entering one long Kristallnacht, only to read that, one after one, they were disproven. All it does is give ammunition to the trumpkins that the libtards make up everything bad that the rightwing does.

It will turn out to be two black thugs who beat him up and called him a “f*g”.

R331: The fuck are you talking about? There were no made up hate crimes. And for the umpteenth goddamn motherfucking time, he didn't say ANY of this. TMZ did. Learn to read the thread, you trilling cunt troll.

Has the Lesbian Community rallied around him, or are they racist as well as being Guarded?

Jessie I mean Jussie at r333

The hate crime that Jussie Smollett experienced is a major confluence of racism, systemic violence against LGBTQ+ communities, and an electorate that has been emboldened to act on the bigotry of comes from their little black hearts.

*sigh*

“Jussie”?? Did his mother know he was gay at birth?

[quote]Not a Trump supporter, or a racist, and I'm a homosexual. Holy shit, use your fucking brains.

Ohhh you're a homosexual! Oh my.

[quote] He shoulda fought back.

I can just picture Jussie fighting

Also here’s the NYT article for those in denial. 🙄

R340, meet r327

The NYtimes is reporting the police report, of course you'll notice they don't include the additional details TMZ threw in there.

It’s either fake, or he was specifically targeted.

No way some random white thugs saw a random black guy in Chicago at 2am and recognized him as a gay Hollywood actor and attacked him with a noose and bleach.

Are we sure it wasn't Black Israelites?

Reason is reporting the same thing the cops told the Daily Beast

[Quote]"According to the victim, the offenders' faces were concealed," a police spokesperson told Reason. "We have no record indicating that [they shouted 'MAGA'], we only have record of them shouting racial and homophobic slurs at him."

[quote]we only have record of them shouting racial and homophobic slurs at him

How did they know he was gay?

The incident occurred at a Subway close to Target. There's one on Broadway and Montrose, north of downtown.

Sounds like a hookup gone wrong.

So to all the asshole racists on this thread. Do you need confirmation that they were white because the faces were concealed? They confirm yelling racial slurs. So maybe they were black, right?

They don’t exist, R349.

[quote] They confirm yelling racial slurs. So maybe they were black, right?

Simple logic. Thanks, Spock!

R347 Montrose and Broadway is nowhere NEAR downtown lol. More believable an attack would happen in that hood though.

Hummmm, I am surprised it would happen in that neighborhood.

What part of NORTH of downtown did you not get, r352?

Milwaukee is also NORTH of downtown so who gives a flying fuck of your anecdote about Subways existing near Target?

This is horrible especially the rope trying to strangle him and whatever was poured over his head. Did they know who he was?

"[R347] Montrose and Broadway is nowhere NEAR downtown lol. More believable an attack would happen in that hood though."

R355, where in my post did I mention Broadway/Montrose is NEAR downtown?

And yet we're supposed to be having a crisis where immigrants are pouring into our country to commit crimes and murder Americans. It's not the immigrants that Americans need protection from.

Did dey put poo on hem?

Everyone is saying "they were wearing ski masks so how did he know they were white." Maybe he saw the hands. And you scan see just enough of this person's face to tell he is white.

[quote] It's not the immigrants that Americans need protection from.

Honey, who told you colored folk that you were American? Haven't you heard Ann Coulter, Steve King, and Tom Brokaw, just to name a few....

The attack happened DOWNTOWN you moron r357. So why the fuck would you think it’s relevant to bring up a Target in Uptown?

[quote]It’s either fake, or he was specifically targeted.

From the details provided so far, it sounds like he was the specific target of a hate attack. Seems like they stalked him and waited until he was alone and isolated to strike. Very scary and Im sure he's shocked.

[quote]Do you need confirmation that they were white because the faces were concealed? They confirm yelling racial slurs. So maybe they were black, right?

Plenty of blacks call each other the N-word. Listen to any rap song.

Attention queens arguing about Chicago's geography - NO ONE GIVES A FUCK!

Your mom’s an attention queen

It wawas 2am after a long flight, and him being stuck on the tarmac for hours. His account of the attack could be skewed

I believe he was targeted. He posted his ordeal of being stuck on the tarmac, before heading to Chicago on social media. Did people not learn after what happened to Kim K to not post everything on social media?

[quote]Seems like they stalked him and waited until he was alone and isolated to strike. Very scary and Im sure he's shocked.

Still seems kind of random. How did they know he was going to be hungry and go to Subway at 2am?

We’re they just gonna wait outside in the freezing weather with their ski masks and bleach just in case?

Story doesn’t make a lot of sense.

[quote]This is horrible especially the rope trying to strangle him and whatever was poured over his head. Did they know who he was?

Of course they knew. Jussie hired them himself.

"they need to poor bleach to clean urine as suggested up thread and become the next Darin Award finalist."

Oh, dear x 2!

[quote]Everyone is saying "they were wearing ski masks so how did he know they were white."

They were blue eyed debbels.

Read this thread from the local news. No video has been found. They looked. Then consider the multiple phone calls.

After reading everyone's comments on this, I've decided that this either happened or it didn't.

[quote]Did people not learn after what happened to Kim K to not post everything on social media?

No. People think it’s smart to tell the entire world what you’re doing and where you’re going every minute of the day.

They were definitely white, just like these two racist white males who shot little Jazmine Barnes in Texas in a violent hate crime.

I don't get why people got so mad when I said this was a fake. It's a very common thing.

You guys need to take a valium. It's a fake story. And by saying that I in no way mean to demean the struggle black people, or us gays have had to go though. This story happens to be a fake one. Get over it, ladies.

I was sooooo waiting for, R375. MMPH! she didn't come until 375 postings? Are you scared, honey child?

"Police have made "good progress" in their investigation, according to a CPD source."

translation

"Police realized right away that this was a completely fake story, but had to go through the motions anyway. They will soon stop pretending that it might be real"

He's black, nothing to see here; doesn't really count as a homophobic crime since he's not white.

I had friends who lived in the area and Streeterville is one of the last places in Chicago I'd expect a racist homophobic attack to take place. Or any sort of an attack for that matter. The streets become empty much earlier than midnight even. There were one or two motivated parties in this attack.

[QUOTE]I don't get why people got so mad when I said this was a fake

Because you blamed Smollett for lying and trying to gain attention, with zero facts to back that up. You even defended TMZ, insisting they're reporting exactly what Smollett told friends, again with no facts to back it up, and ignoring the fact that TMZ has a long history of lying about stories to make them more click-baity.

R379 it doesn't really count as a hate crime because it's a work of fiction.

How do you not read that account and realize immediately that it's completely fake?

If the attackers were completely covered up it's going to be hard to find them. I would think you could tell their genders from their voices though, unless it's some sort of über PC attempt to not offend the attackers should they be trans.

R381 the only facts I need are to hear that fake account. Lee Daniels confirmed that that was his story while this dramatic MARY! video, did he not?

The whole thing is a joke. I mean, look at that still from the hospital.

If I was 25 years old and saw this story, I may have believed it. But I've been around too long now.

Jesstice for Jussie! I mean Justice for Jessie! I mean Justice for Jussie!

[quote]How did they know he was going to be hungry and go to Subway at 2am?

Geotagging on social media makes it easy. And the fact that he was letting his whereabouts be known on social media right before it happened. If those hate letters to Fox News for him are real it was definitely a planned hit.

And I'll just put myself out there, but I just think some (well I think its just one bored troll here) is doubtful because he is a black male and you just don't want to believe someone took the time to follow and target him for a hate crime. Believe it or not, black men are not only attacked during drug disputes in the hood or by the police.

I don’t care what color Jessie I mean Jussie is. I’d never believe this theatrical story from ANYONE.

R386 Right. White people make this shit up just as often, MORE often. Stories ring true or they don't. This one don't.

Sounds totally implausible. Fake.

Um, of course it being random doesn't make any sense. That's because it was premeditated. Read the details. Doesn't mean it's made up.

Of course Blind Gossip gets in on the action trying to protect the MAGA brand.

[quote] We are looking at all the evidence. There are more moving parts here than in a typical case, and it’s like putting together the pieces of a large puzzle. Right now, there are three pieces that don’t fit. That does not mean that his claim is fake. There were clearly threats and bodily harm. It simply means that we have more work to do to find the right pieces and uncover the truth.

I think he also faked that letter.

This hurts our side. You get everyone screaming red-faced about how this is a MAGA attack. And when it turns out to be fake, it gives MAGA idiots something to point to "Ya see how they are??"

Ugh.

It's entirely possible Jussie is not even gay, but in fact a Lesbian.

Jussie is also half-Jewish. Alert the ADL!! They need to get involved and voice more outrage!!!

Paranoid words Snifff

This is fake as fuck. I live in Chicago and it is FUCKIN COLD! aint nobody out lookin for blacks to rob, especially on the north side! aint NOBODY vote for trump up there. Who the fuck would stalk this douche anyways or even recognize him?

Omg r394! That's awfully suspicious posted a few days before this event occurred.

R394: evidence of a psychotic episode happening.

It's a fake story. The police know it, too.

Lee "He's my son (who I wish I could fuck)" Daniels better shoulda known better.

Frauds are everywhere y’all.

R395 Real talk

Do any of you bitches think something doesn't smell right about this story?

R401 Heaven forfend!

Something smells racist, Cunt at r401.

So everyone saying it's fake, what do you think really happened? Why do you think Jussie would resort to such stunts?

Thank you, R402. You've just enriched my vocabulary today.

Maybe he was attacked for some other shady reason - Grindr trick,drugs, whatever - and had to come up with an explanation for his family/friend/colleagues, R404. It might not have been his idea to report it to the police.

This is why I hate Kamala Harris

Do ski mask wearing hoodlums watch TV dramas like Empire?

R403 when this proves to be a 100% made up story, are the people who doubted it still racist?

In this case, I don't care about race. If he WERE attacked for being black/gay, I would be the first one to condemn and call for the perps to be arrested and put in a prison for a long ass time.

But, from the second I saw the "details" I knew it was fake. Nothing racist about it. His story didn't ring true on any level.

I'm a homosexual myself, I'm pro-black, I thought that pig who murdered Trayvon Martin should've been convicted- but this story is fucking FAKE. Sorry to use my critical thinking skills.

It's a sad sign of what DL's become when MAGA trolls (or just old racists) insist it must be fake. If this was a random civilian I might doubt it. But do y'all not get Jussie Smollett is a lead on a hit TV show? If he was to pull an Ashley Todd it would be found out and his career would be OVER. He'd never work again. It's true and it's the times we live in with MAGA. It also appears to have been premeditated.

R406 yeah. I was set up to be mugged during a drug buy. I told everyone I was mugged, but left the drug part out. My face was 10 times more beat up looking than his.

R410 it will come out as fake, and not impact his career at all. I'm the furthest thing from a MAGA troll, btw.

The letter is just ridiculous...something you would only see in old movies like Who's Harry Crumb ("You find that crazy typewriter and you'll have your kidnappers")

R407: why Trump will win in 2020.

Maybe not but you're insane, r411. He would be fired instantly.

You guys either don't get it or are in magical thinking land. Fake crimes ALWAYS get caught out fast. Jussie Smollett is a major TV star whose career is fine. He has zero motivation to torch his professional life knowing that in the age of social media that can and will happen faster than it did way faster than Ashley Todd or Morton Downey - and they didn't take long either.

Just ban R382 and a good chunk of this thread disappears. Good riddance. Jussie is not Morton Downey fucking Jr. you twat!

R413: Die a wicked death, Trump supporter.

Jussie has a huge dick, so why would anyone want to hurt him.

R414 WHEN, not if, this is shown to be fake, he'll go to counseling. He will not be fired from his show, nor should he be.

He was feeling unimportant, and neglected. He may have been using coke. This was his way of becoming a part of a bigger movement. He's not well, psychologically. In some ways it was for sure a cry for help.

r409 very few living gay people actually call themselves "homosexual".

How come in that Tweet in R394, it says he was posting from Chicago on January 27th?

I thought he just landed in Chicago last night, hours before the “attack”??

Even more that doesn’t add up about this story.

R415 why would you "ban" a person for telling the truth?

R419 the whole thing is a big mess.

Hmmmmm

Jail on his mind

Drugs + mental illness. This is a fake. People need to to stop reacting so quickly on twitter to these things. I really want Trump gone in 2020 & this doesn't help.

R423: No you don't. No one believes you . Fuck off.

He seems to be in the midst of a psychotic breakdown.

He likely injured himself, and went to the hospital... and made up this whole delusional story.

Jussie Smollett is the NEW Frances Farmer!

To believe he made up this whole thing out of thin air you have be to believe he is batshit crazy and willing incinerate his career. I'm not going to assume that unless proven otherwise.

Do you actually believe this shit? God he didn't even try. Sounds more like some rough trade got out of hand.

Thank you for being rational, R423.

Read this thread from Chicago

The picture of him at r262, with only a "scratch" that looks like it could be wiped away in an instant with a washcloth, is why I don't believe his story. If he had really gotten attacked, he would've been busted up much worse than that. But of course he wasn't, because his face is his moneymaker.

R427 not "batshit crazy" but mentally ill and having some problems.

He will not, NOT be fired over this. I don't really blame him so much as a blame the people who hopped on this and played up the MAGA aspect. They will wind up making our side look foolish.

Kamala SO badly wants this to be a lynching so she can pose as Martina Luther King.

Was there a fake Vietnam vet Indian banging a drum nearby?

R431 and I posted my doubts LONG before that absurd hospital picture.

The story just reads fake. It sounded like every fake story like this I ever read.

[quote]not "batshit crazy" but mentally ill and having some problems.

So batshit crazy, You just used nicer words. Being an actor on a successful TV show and making up a story like this would be crazy. IF that is what happened he is crazy.

Two racists sit around watching Empire?

I'll be the lone contrarian. I think he was attacked for real but have my doubts that it was racially motivated.

If this turns out to be fake... Stephanie Ruhle should be fired for her crying, over the top, outburst on MSNBC over this “fake news” story.

Rob Elgas

@RobElgasABC7 13m13 minutes ago

CPD also says: when Smollett contacted police at 2:42AM, he was still wearing the rope around his neck. The alleged encounter occurred at 2AM. Police have the rope and it will be analyzed.

He's an actor.. I'm always a little skeptical. If it's true, it's terrible. If he made it up, it's terrible.

So he kept the rope around his neck for 45 minutes?? This story gets more ridiculous by the minute.

And yes r441, he is an actor, so he's good at pretending things aren't what they seem.

Most of us believe that, R438.

Smollett didn’t contact police; a “friend” did...

Here are a few things that we can share: • A man who identified himself as "Frank" called 911 around 2:32 a.m. Tuesday from a luxury apartment at 340 East North Water Street. • The man stated that his friend had been assaulted and battered when he walked outside of his apartment, according to dispatch records. Frank stated that his friend is "well-known" and they want a report. Frank stated that a noose was placed over his friend's neck. There is no mention of bleach in the dispatch record. • Frank refused EMS services for Smollett, according to dispatch records. • Officers were on-scene at the apartment for slightly more than an hour. From experienced observers, the most interesting part of the dispatch records is this: Responding officers never issued a "flash message" to give descriptions of the offenders to units in the field.

I'm having trouble believing that there's Subway shop open at 2 a.m....

Then there's the bit about two WHITE men walking around Chicago of all places with a noose and bleach looking for a fringe gay black celebrity to attack. Talk about having a major death wish...

wait. the noose is confirmed by the police. only the comments aren't, right? they definitely targeted him plus those letters...I believe those were sent to Chicago.

Not saying that a MAGA racist wouldn't hurt a PoC - of course they would. Those letters, a noose & bleach + a "attack" in subzero temps in the wee hours of the morning though? This is so fake. His social media is odd too. He was going through something...but an attack no. Outrage culture is out of hand & even my beloved Bernie Sanders tweeted out support , without waiting for the facts to come in. Social media + instant outrage does equal an abundance idiotic hot takes. Wait for the facts and actual reporting.

R445 Police confirmed MAGA comments. hahahaha.

[quote]I'm having trouble believing that there's Subway shop open at 2 a.m....

Man these threads go in circles since no one reads prior posts.

24 hour Subways are decently common. There are many in Chicago.

[quote]No way some random white thugs saw a random black guy in Chicago at 2am and recognized him as a gay Hollywood actor and attacked him with a noose and bleach.

You do realize that his TV show films in Chicago and has for years. You might not know it but people in Chicago do.

It's a very odd story especially as they haven't found any video evidence to back it up.

The FBI is now involved.

[quote]The Federal Bureau of Investigations is now taking over the Chicago attack of "Empire" star Jussie Smollett after it was confirmed that an earlier threat was made towards the actor. Chicago Police confirm to ABC News that the threat made to Smollett before Tuesday morning's brutal attack was in the form of a letter and that the investigation has been taken over by the FBI. Smollett was hospitalized earlier today in what authorities are investigating as a "possible hate crime."

And now the FBI is involved.

True or not...he seemed pretty smug in an interview I saw of him. Hope he's ok/healing in whatever case.

Since the FBI is involved, we can expect a Trump tweet or two, right?

It isn't fake. He was targeted! Some cunt sent a letter and then waited for him!

How many days until the fake is exposed? I say three.

So now he didn’t even go right to the hospital.

He went back to his apartment where the “friend” called police but refused an ambulance.

And doesn’t it seem strange that attackers left the “noose”, the attack weapon, with him? I mean, why leave evidence like that with the victim? Just seems illogical, like the rest of this fake story.

Why wasn't the FBI involved since FOX received the letter?

FBI will shut this down real fast.

He’s gonna be sorry he made this all up.

R47, ever been to Chi Town? Chicago is filled with descendants of Polish, Irish, and Italian immigrants. They wore in the police departments, fire departments, and have dibs on union and other city jobs.

Some of the BIGGEST bigots and racists that I have ever met, are from Chicago.

The whites there hate everyone, including Middle Easterners, who have been steadily joining the community. I hope they catch these pieces of shit. What worries me is that they were wearing masks. They probably planned to attack someone that night, saw him, pulled on their ski masks, grabbed their noose, bleach, waited for him to exit Subway, and went to work.

I would not at all be surprised if these two guys worked for the city, or even the CPD. They wore masks for a reason.

R461 is delusional.

His handlers will claim he's had a psychotic episode, so he shouldn't be "blamed". A few weeks of "rehab" or "care", a sesh with Ellen, and he'll be good to go again.

Oh, FFS, fuck off, r462.

YOU SHOULDN'T GRINDR ON AMBIAN!

Maybe his trick tried to rob him?

Was he beaten in front of the Subway? Reports say the incident happened on Water St and the closest 24 hour Subway is on McClurg Ct which is .2 miles away. A five minute walk at 2AM on a freezing Chicago night.

The story doesn't make sense.

R452 FBI ain't no joke. We'll know within a few days if this was legit or not.

What r467? All your information proves in that at least in terms of geography his story fits.

R445 I'm a doubter, but there are 24 hour Subways in LA, so I assume in Chi-town too.

Jussie's shorts just got awful messy when he heard the FBI was now involved.

I feel badly for him, actually. Again, it's the MARY! reactions that are really the problem.

There are three 24 subways here in fucking Baltimore, can we please move past that detail.

NBC Nightly News is gonna run with story in a bit. Didn’t they learn anything from the MAGA kids? Even my husband (more liberal than me) says he can’t believe that’d happen where it happened and how it happened. At least not RANDOMLY.

Yeah R463 no way he gets fired over this. Nor should he be.

As much as I hate getting older, I have to say it DOES give you something of a superpower. As soon as I read the first line of this story, I recognized it as a very specific kind of lie. There was zero doubt in my mind that it was made up, because I've seen this a million times before. And, the truth just has a special sound to it.

Also, knowing he would never in a million years be fired over this. I just know.

The guys who jumped him were already out looking for someone to fuck up, or the owner of the car had these items in the vehicle, saw Jussie, and asked his buddy if he wanted to kick some Hollywood dude’s ass, and the other guy went for it. They parked their car, waited for Jussie to exit Subway, and jumped out of the car, and jumped Jussie.

It wasn’t random.

from the r444 link-

[quote] From experienced observers, the most interesting part of the dispatch records is this: Responding officers never issued a "flash message" to give descriptions of the offenders to units in the field. Police have made "good progress" in their investigation, according to a CPD source...

I mean clearly law enforcement is working from the assumption that for this to occur it had to have been a targeted attack from people stalking him, the same people that sent him the prior letter.

R475 you don't actually believe that, do you? Just to remind you, we live in reality. We're not characters on a badly written TV show.

You all are forgetting that all black guys look the same to white men, especially at night in the dark.

No way two random white thugs saw this black guy at 2 man and had any idea who he was or that he was gay.

Jussie?

Given the upscale location, there should be plenty of surveillance footage.

What's the delay?

Bye Bye 2020.

Oh, shut it, r482.

R393 Didn't know he was biracial. It makes his comments about not wanting to date a white person on his show, and presumably in real life, even more disappointing.

Falsifying a police report might be a crime.

[quote]His handlers will claim he's had a psychotic episode, so he shouldn't be "blamed". A few weeks of "rehab" or "care", a sesh with Ellen, and he'll be good to go again.

Uh no. You guys talk about him making it up as if it is a some minor thing that of course people do.

Filing a false police report is a crime. Lying to the FBI is a crime. For something like this that is high profile they wouldn't just let it go, they would prosecute him.

As I said earlier. To make this up he would have to be crazy.

R482 I don't believe Jussie, but I don't think it will impact the 2020 elections at all.

R485 it is ,but no way they'll prosecute.

[quote]but no way they'll prosecute.

Don't know what makes you say that

R486 look at this social media in the last few weeks. Doesn't seem like he was thinking too much through.

I doubt he will lie to the FBI. It will all go away like Joy Reid saying the Internet Wayback Machine was hacked.

He is so hot.

I don't think he was really going to subway.

Did the report say, he was attacked after visiting subway?

I think he was going to a hookup.

Hahahaha R488 Thanks. I was just typing "What was that YouTuber's name who made up that assault story a few years ago.?"

Was the sandwich okay?

What happened to the sandwich?

R488 that was a PERFECT example. I knew as soon as I saw that story that he was lying too.

He looks about as beat up as Jussie does in his hospital selfie. Look how his eye is half closed, and he tries to make the wires connected to the finger heart monitor seems much more serious.

[quote]No way two random white thugs saw this black guy at 2 man and had any idea who he was or that he was gay.

All of that is completely irrelevant if it was planned attack, and from the details released so far the evidence points to it being premeditated and planned.

Is his name pronounced juicy?

[quote]Didn't know he was biracial. It makes his comments about not wanting to date a white person on his show, and presumably in real life, even more disappointing.

I think some people don't want to believe him because they just don't like him. He is a douchebag sometimes but that doesn't mean he deserves to be the victim of a hate crime.

[quote][R331]: The fuck are you talking about? There were no made up hate crimes

Oh my sides!

That BITCH stole his story from me. *I* was the one that was viciously attacked first.

To what end was this a planned attack? What did the attackers want to accomplish? What is the motive?

This was planned alright. By Jussie.

Jesstice for Jussie!

R499 YES thank you. Another "attack" that read just like this one to me.

No hoax hate crimes!

Sorry, wrong link -- here it is

Saying that the attack happened 45 minutes prior to when the call to the police was made seems like an odd detail if this is indeed a false claim, since it doesn't lend any credibility to the story. Quite the opposite. Unless it took the "Frank" mentioned at R444 that long to convince him to file a report.

Could this "Frank" be someone that he is dating? Maybe Jussie made up a story for his benefit?

[quote]Filing a false police report is a crime. Lying to the FBI is a crime. For something like this that is high profile they wouldn't just let it go, they would prosecute him.

They will let it go. He is obviously mentally ill.

When I really want to wallow in the stupidity of people I make a bee-line for the DL comment sections. Any one will do but I must say, this one is especially vile and moronic today.

My favorite is the Columbia University professor who put a noose on her office door. She wasn't aware of the cameras. The funniest part is CU wouldn't release the footage until subpoenaed.

[quote]Unless it took the "Frank" mentioned at [R444] that long to convince him to file a report.

Is that what the young guys are calling them now? We used to call them "johns." I'll try that tonight. Hello, I'd like a visit from Frank.

I think it happened

I believe Jussie, I guess I am in the minority here.

Oh, Christ! Not ANOTHER Method Actor.

Things that appear to be confirmed: That there are 24 hour Subways in Chicago. And that Jussie apparently went out and came back inside with a rope and the rope exists because the cops saw it.

[quote]That there are 24 hour Subways in Chicago. And that Jussie apparently went out and came back inside with a rope and the rope exists because the cops saw it.

Here in New York, we call that a normal night with Stephen Sondheim.

This thread is exactly why R Kelly has stolen young girls from their families and kept them in Chicago for DECADES.

No one believes young black people when they report crimes, so they continue without any justice. That is probably why it took him 45 minutes for "Frank", who is probably his boyfriend, to report it. They probably thought no one would believe it.

[quote]The picture of him at [R262], with only a "scratch" that looks like it could be wiped away in an instant with a washcloth, is why I don't believe his story. If he had really gotten attacked, he would've been busted up much worse than that. But of course he wasn't, because his face is his moneymaker.

Yes, the picture gives me pause. It doesn't looks like someone's face that was jumped and beaten up. Just one superficial cut.

Sharpie Sharpton just demanded that Trump denounce Jussie's attackers. Did he learn NOTHING from Twanna Banana?

R514 sorry, but you're an idiot. Read the fucking account. It didn't fucking happen.

Jesus.

I feel like when there attacks on black people that don't pass the smell test, most of the black community will believe them immediately and fully regardless. If there's an attack on a gay person, though, and I think it sounds fishy, I (as a gay man) will say so, and will not give the person the automatic benefit of the doubt. Maybe race is a stronger "glue" than sexuality - which makes sense, because black people tend to grow up surrounded by people like themselves, while we grow up around...well, mostly straight people.

[quote]I believe Jussie, I guess I am in the minority here.

The internet does, except for Datalounge which is - as pointed out before in other threads - kind of racist.

Now, you can't actually point this out or else those people will tell you that you're at the best "imagining things" and at the worst, also racist.

Don't get me wrong, there are a lot of great normal people here but there also a lot of trolls and they flood into threads like these.

And don't confuse these with people who have a healthy, "let's see what happens" attitude. They're fine.

It's the people ignoring the fact that he was already getting death threats, who have decided that he is mentally ill, because no one ever gets gay bashed in Chicago, while saying that every report is false including the police report, and that no one ever goes outside at 2 AM because they're bored and hungry, who think that the hospital, the police department and the FBI are all barking up the wrong tree because they KNOW it's all a lie instead of actual professionals who think that it's worth pursuing, that are the problem.

[quote]He looks about as beat up as Jussie does in his hospital selfie. Look how his eye is half closed, and he tries to make the wires connected to the finger heart monitor seems much more serious.

Also McSwaggin (that youtuber who faked his bashing) was outed as a liar by the hospital, the police, witnesses and his own FRIENDS within hours. This is NOT the same thing.

4:00 PM PT -- ABC7 in Chicago says cops confirmed Jussie told them about the attackers yelling, "MAGA country." They add, cops say Jussie still had the rope around his neck when he made contact with cops at 2:42 AM.

Remember, the attack happened around 2 AM.

He kept a noose on 42 minutes & didn't call police for the same length of time. OK then...

[quote] This thread is exactly why R Kelly has stolen young girls from their families and kept them in Chicago for DECADES.

Barry, when the fuck did R Kelly become a producer on this show? I WILL Bill Cosby your ass.

R519 It's pretty much the same thing. Sorry.

R522, You don't need to be sorry for being wrong.

[quote]Sharpie Sharpton just demanded that Trump denounce Jussie's attackers. Did he learn NOTHING from Twanna Banana?

Sharpton has learned NOTHING his entire life. He’s a fool.

The cops are being tight lipped because he's a celebrity (of sorts). This is so obviously untrue people...please.

Is Juassie's contract in negotiation?

R519 and, pretty much any comments section on the fake attack has critical thinkers who doubt the story. So, your narrative that Datalounge is the only one, and therefore RACIST AND HOMOPHOBIC is just wishful thinking on your part.

Thoughts and prayers. Have a blessed day.

R515 but look at how his eyes are half closed, and how SAD he looks!!

The authorities have recovered Jussie's pants from the scene of the crime.

So was it just a rope or was it actually tied in a noose? Also, if the assailants had rope, maybe they were trying to kidnap him.

If he faked it... the FBI has already figured it out.

If I could figure it out just on hearing the story, surely the FBI knew pretty damn quickly.

I really liked the first season of Empire. It went downhill very quickly.

Is it just me but does anyone else notice his co-stars are being quiet? Rafael tweeted support but most of the rest of his co-stars haven't said much.

I can see that there is no real lace for POC in "gay land". I'm glad that it is being upended by Trans now.

R535 'cause they know him.

Except that one queen who gave the crying performance.

[quote]Is it just me but does anyone else notice his co-stars are being quiet?'

We're too busy listening in on his Apple Facetime. Gurlfriend gets around!

[quote]Is it just me but does anyone else notice his co-stars are being quiet?

Yep. They know he’s cray-cray.

Hmm, I just checked Taraji's twitter and she has been silent today which seems unusual.

I feel badly for him. You have to be pretty messed up to do this.

Years ago an ex leaked his nudes.

Jussie is messy but he's got a nice big dick.

Sexy sluts

Kamala has weighed in, calling it a lynching.

Kamala is going to regret weighing in on this.

...why r546? If it turns out Jussie was lying, that is on Jussie to take responsibility for.

She hasn't said anything on her Twitter.

Considering how cold it is in Chicago and that Smollett could have had a multi-course delivered to him by limousine with a chef to prepare it tableside, it seems like he was out and about for other reasons, which may have went south.

[quote]Is it just me but does anyone else notice his co-stars are being quiet? Rafael tweeted support but most of the rest of his co-stars haven't said much.

I one respect, I hope this crime did not happen, but then I’m also worried it’s going to turn out to be another hoax, which sucks for victims of real hate crimes. The people who stage fake assaults are as compulsive and predictible as hypochondriacs and animal hoarders. If there’s a pattern of attention-getting behavior and/or a Trump obsession involved, people close to JS probably know what’s up.

R549, yes every person with money always has meals sent by limousine and prepared tableside when it's late and they are hungry.

You dumb piece of shit.

[quote]I just checked Taraji's twitter and she has been silent today which seems unusual

Suspicious.

[quote] yes every person with money always has meals sent by limousine and prepared tableside

And that's why I LOVE Chicago!

[quote]Reports say the incident happened on Water St and the closest 24 hour Subway is on McClurg Ct which is .2 miles away.

I would have fixed him a sandwich ...

The thread at r430 says now that the FBI isn't investigating

[quote] NEW: @ABC reports the FBI has taken over the Jussie Smollett case in Chicago.

[quote] Chicago police say my previous tweet is inaccurate. Apologies for the mistake. [bold]The investigation remains with Chicago police[/bold]

Apparently the investigation into Smollett's attack remains a Chicago affair.

They passed along the letter to the FBI for them to investigate.

If he had done it to himself, what was he trying to bleach, and why not leave that to the professionals?

[quote]Smollett, 36, was walking alone in the 300-block of East North Water Street around 2 a.m. when two people he didn't know started yelling racial and homophobic slurs at him, police said.

[quote][bold]When Smollett contact police at about 2:42 a.m. he was still wearing the rope around his neck[/bold], Guglielmi said.

Hmmmm....

Bleach, unlike sulfuric acid, does not permanently disfigure one’s face. Lucky for him.

In that photo at r558, he still has the rope around his wrists.

It wasn't as cold as people are claiming in Chicago last night, I was out late and it was about 12F, it dropped to 5F in the morning and doesn't get brutally cold until tomorrow morning, when it goes down to -20F. Yes it was very windy but not as bad as has been claimed, people were out and about. Right now it's -2F, feels much worse than last night when I was out until after midnight finishing up some shoveling.

[quote]Considering how cold it is in Chicago and that Smollett could have had a multi-course delivered to him by limousine with a chef to prepare it tableside, it seems like he was out and about for other reasons, which may have went south.

It doesn't matter if he was going out to get food, or going out to get laid. A hate crime is a hate crime. Just like sexual assault is sexual assault. You can't beat up a black person and put a rope around their neck without it being a hate crime. If someone did indeed do that to him, it is a hate crime.

If you are using a hook-up app and the person you meet robs and beats you, that is considered a hate crime and it can be investigated by the feds.

Just saw on CNN that Oprah is taking over the investigation

[quote]If you are using a hook-up app and the person you meet robs and beats you, that is considered a hate crime and it can be investigated by the feds.

Even if it's by a gay person?

All of these people tweeting about it offering sympathy. If it’s fake, that’s too bad.

r562 -

[quote]If you are using a hook-up app and the person you meet robs and beats you, that is considered a hate crime and it can be investigated by the feds.

That isn't considered a hate crime unless there's some racially motivating factor. It doesn't automatically get classed as a hate crime just because the person being targeted is black.

Can we really believe that two people wearing MAGA hats would last five minutes on the streets of Chicago? Some guy just got thrown off an airplane for wearing one.

why does everyone think they were wearing MAGA hats??? NO ONE has alleged that

[quote]He kept a noose on 42 minutes & didn't call police for the same length of time. OK then...

R520, [bold]Around[/bold] 2 AM. Means around 2 AM. It could have been 2:05 AM. It could have been 2:15 AM. He could have been getting the crap kicked out of him at 2:20 AM, they could have run away at 2:35 AM. Perhaps he didn't check his watch.

The police said they're asking for anyone who was in the area that saw something between 1 AM and 3 AM. That's the window they've set.

No actor would pour a caustic substance on themselves.

R567 The initial report was that the assailants yelled “This is MAGA country,” not that they were wearing hats... although that was per TMZ, so - grain of salt.

Social media has killed the ability to think critically

How did they even recognize him ? Was he bareheaded in frigid temps ? No scarf or hat or a big coat ? Was he staying in the luxury apartment with "Frank" ? They had NO food at all? I just cant wrap my head around going out in 12f for any reason,much less a crappy subway sandwich. Also,did he take the rope off to clean the bleach and then put it back on? Who would do that ?Nope,I dont believe this for a second. He probably was attacked,but not like he said.

[quote]That isn't considered a hate crime unless there's some racially motivating factor. It doesn't automatically get classed as a hate crime just because the person being targeted is black.

Balderdash r566. Hate crimes can also be motivated by homophobia.

I bet the Black Israelites did it.

Surely there are security cameras? Does he live in hotel? There must be so many in such a big city...

If he was lured there for sex or drugs, it all makes much more sense that he’d go out in frigid weather at 2AM and that the attackers were ready with rope and bleach. If so, they probably thought he would not report the attack due to the stigma of drugs/anonymous hook-ups. Still a hate crime though.

r573 Yes. My point was that it isn't AUTOMATICALLY a hate crime just because the person is a member of a protected group. That was the actual point of what I said.

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[quote]No actor would pour a caustic substance on themselves.

Has this part been confirmed- that there was a substance, possibly bleach, used?

well, if bleach was used, they would have dripped down his clothing...and they would be bleached.

Didn't he go to the hospital? Wouldn't they have run tests to see what liquid was poured on him?

Did they take an anal sample?

He doesn't want to date white guys in real life, which is his prerogative. We like what we like. But, after finding out he doesn't even want his FICTIONAL television character to date a white man, I no longer care if Smollett lives or dies, or gets beaten once a week and twice on Sundays.

[quote]I just cant wrap my head around going out in 12f for any reason

Good grief, pass the smelling salts - I bet you don't get out of bed for less than five hundred dollars either

[quote] A Chicago police spokesperson tells CNN that investigators canvassed the neighborhood where the reported attack occurred on actor Jussie Smollett and have found no still images or video from security cameras of the incident.

[quote] A dozen police detectives with the assistance of the FBI are working the case on Tuesday, according to police spokesperson Anthony Guglielmi.

[quote] The only image of Smollett police obtained from security cameras was inside Subway Sandwich shop near the location of the reported crime, the actor was standing alone.

[quote] Chicago police say Jussie Smollett did not mention the alleged attackers shouting, “This is MAGA country” during the initial police interview. Investigators heard the claim in media reports and called the actor. He later relayed it to detectives in a supplemental interview.

[quote] Police say they are testing the chemical Smollett claimed to have been doused with and have yet to confirm the nature of the substance.

The assailants may have yelled that is this is magnificent mile country, which would make more sense given the context.

high on opiods?

The person to start Part Two of this mess should add a poll. Real / Fake / Other (explain) /Vivian Vance, or whatever the fuck. I am intrigued to see at this point how many think this really happened, or how many think this was cooked up for whatever reason.

Kamala is going to be sooooooooooooooooo embarrassed.

More shady stuff

[quote] Tonight @ABC7Chicago has learned Jussie Smollett requested responding Chicago police officers turn off their body cameras as they arrived to take his report. A spokesman says this is not uncommon when officers enter a private residence.

[quote] CPD spokesman says, per department policy, officers informed Smollett they were wearing activated body cameras. He did request the cameras to be turned off

It was Ben Affleck and Matt Damon

Uh, that's suspicious.

It was Tom Arnold and Tim Allen

From the same Twitter acc, at r590

[quote] Police responded to the initial call from a man who was with Smollett inside an apartment. He would eventually self-transport to Northwestern Hospital.

So..he was with some man in an apartment and didn't want the police have their cameras on, hmmm

Seemed like a good idea at the time

This stunk of fake news from the get-go.

What was he doing in an apartment with a man?

so it's a private apt. surely there are security cams. did he arrive back at the apt with noose around his neck?

Not buying it

he's got to be a sloppy bottom.

Auto-erotic asphyxiation?

r598 from the link at r585 "investigators canvassed the neighborhood where the reported attack occurred on actor Jussie Smollett and have found no still images or video from security cameras of the incident"

Before this closes can someone post the link to part 2? Or has it not been created yet? I

it's so cold. everyone is bundled up...hard to see faces unless it's very good footage.

if he fought back, there must be DNA under his nails etc?

Fake noose?