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originally posted by: Krakatoa
originally posted by: Flyingclaydisk
a reply to: ausername
These people are crazy!
Straight-up CRAZY!!
There's another tentacle that was not mentioned in the previous summaries. It seems a certain Democratic Socialist politico Kamala Harris (a friend of Smollett, surprise) had a stalled bill in Congress. An "Anti-Lynching Bill", that seemed to suddenly get traction following this event.....imagine that....just a coincidence, right??
originally posted by: shawmanfromny
Drum roll.....
Just think if Cortez’ anti air travel was passed they couldn’t flee so fast. They would have to disappear into Mexico, or Canada.
originally posted by: Bloodworth
Guys flew to Nigeria right away....
Gotta love high speed travel.
Brings the best and brightest
She’s quite the little actress. Remember they do it for a living. She’s going on about all the marginalized people in the world. As if that somehow has something to do with Pence in Indiana. I’ve really had enough of these Hollywood self righteous activists moralizing at us while producing some of the most vile and violent movies.
originally posted by: xuenchen
roflol watch this masterpiece act of the Month ...........
Ellen Page leaves Colbert speechless with viral anti-Trump speech
I'm out of touch. I'm still stuck in the 90's. Never seen an episode of Empire but I remember those fun days when I worked with Jussie Smollett and his family..and when Lee Daniels was my manager. I'd like to remain in the 80's and 90's, if you don't mind.
originally posted by: Quetzalcoatl14
False racism, hate crime, or sexual assault accusations need to be met with serious consequences.
Not only do they undermine discussion and belief surrounding real victims, they also continue division and hate in our society.
It’s profoundly sociopathic and selfish to weaponize sensitive racial and gender history for one’s own political or personal ends.
a reply to: network dude
If Smollett’s story is found to be untrue, it will cause irreparable damage to the communities most affected. Smollett would be the first example skeptics cite when they say we should be dubious of victims who step forward to share their experiences of racist hate crimes or sexual violence. The incident would be touted as proof that there is a leftist conspiracy to cast Trump supporters as violent, murderous racists. It would be the very embodiment of “fake news.”
And that reason, more than any other, is why I need this story to be true, despite its ugliness and despite what it would say about the danger of the world I live in. The damage done would be too deep and long-lasting. This could be one tragedy that the Lyon family — and more importantly, the ordinary people who loved the show and invested in Smollett and his character — could never overcome.
originally posted by: Krakatoa
And the distancing of Smollett has begun. They are now starting to cover their collective butts.....
I'm out of touch. I'm still stuck in the 90's. Never seen an episode of Empire but I remember those fun days when I worked with Jussie Smollett and his family..and when Lee Daniels was my manager. I'd like to remain in the 80's and 90's, if you don't mind.
Shavar Ross: Twitter Feed
I expect more public statements like this in the days to come.
New Jersey Democratic Sen. Cory Booker declined on Sunday to comment directly on reports that police believe actor Jussie Smollett paid two men to carry out a hoax assault on himself last month.
Monico is no longer representing #JussieSmollett. Per @RoeConn “A source with direct knowledge says there was a disagreement about the decision to release yesterday’s statement. He is now represented by Chicago attorneys Victor Henderson and Todd Pugh”
originally posted by: ausername
a reply to: UKTruth
So in their rush to judgment to blame the president and his supporters no apologies?
And even if it is a hoax it's somehow still Trump's fault!
Smollett was so traumatized by Trump and his supporters that he felt like he had to stage this racist attack to get back at Trump and his supporters.
Yep that could work!