One of the biggest stories of 2019 has easily been the alleged racist and homophobic attack of Empire actor Jussie Smollett. Once the story got out, many took to social media to defend Smollett and call for an end to these type of attacks.
His story quickly fell apart as Chicago police continued to find evidence that Jussie may have staged the entire thing with the brothers — Abimbola “Abel” and Olabinjo “Ola” Osundairo — who were extras on Empire.
Via Breitbart:
Smollett told police that two masked individuals had sprayed him with an unknown chemical substance as they hurled racist and anti-gay insults at him on January 29. The actor also claimed that his attackers had looped a thin rope around his neck and screamed “This is MAGA country!” before darting from the area.
Then this happened:
On Wednesday, the actor decided to add high-powered attorney Mark Geragos, who recently represented Colin Kaepernick in his successful fight against the NFL, to his stacked legal team amid reports he orchestrated a racist and homophobic attack on himself last month in Chicago.
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Not only is Smollett believed to have staged the assault, but may also be behind a threatening letter sent to him on the set of Empire. That letter is claimed to have powered aspirin and the phrase “Die black fag” on it.
Smollett’s lawyers said their client was “angered” and “further victimized” by claims that staged his own attack:
“As a victim of a hate crime who has cooperated with the police investigation, Jussie Smollett is angered and devastated by recent reports that the perpetrators are individuals he is familiar with,” Smollett’s lawyers, Todd Pugh and Victor Henderson, said. “He has now been further victimized by claims attributed to these alleged perpetrators that Jussie played a role in his own attack. Nothing is further from the truth and anyone claiming otherwise is lying.”
“One of these purported suspects was Jussie’s personal trainer who he hired to ready him physically for a music video,” the statement continued. “It is impossible to believe that this person could have played a role in the crime against Jussie or would falsely claim Jussie’s complicity.”
