'Empire' Actor Jussie Smollett Charged With Filing False Police Report

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'Empire' actor Jussie Smollett is being charged with disorderly conduct for filing a false police report, Chicago police say.

 

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I recall a segment focusing on this particular hate crime, to draw correlation to the increase in racial violence. Is there a plan to address this? It feels like there has been an increase number of stories on racial inequality from NPR, I total accept the fact I am off base

Disorderly conduct!!!!!! Wow. How about a hate crime to climb a ladder in the entertainment world..

Disgraceful.

Dems will let him off easy. Liberal, gay and black...You kidding me? If this guy was a white, straight, conservative they'd be calling for the firing squad at this point.

moron

How about being charged with a hate crime.

Shame

NOT Cool.

With everything going on in the world🤷🏽‍♀️ Why? Like there’s no logic. If you’re that bored with life get out and help someone! At least be on the RIGHT side of history. SMH...🤦🏽‍♀️

Did you hear what Empire said to Jussie Smollett? “Yerrrrrrr OUT!”

And then the native American was surrounded by young white males chanting build the wall!!!! Jajajajaj

That's another reason I believe police REFORM is badly needed. A citizen who has no record whatsoever can file a report but if 2 or more criminals lie against him they are believed before the citizen with no record. I went through back in 09 with P.L.M. Police C.I'S

I don't know what to think. I don't know who to trust. I don't know why he'd do it. It's such a fragile time. But maybe it's not true? I don't know how to feel. I don't know what to think. FullCircle

They screamed to Jussie “MAGA COUNTRY “ 😂😂😂

Smollett's false, hate-crime report alleging pro-Trump people purpitrated the attack screaming 'Maga' could've easily labeled a whole group of diverse Americans as racist & homophobic, making our society more fractured. Should he be charged with a hate-crime? greggutfeld

Let’s move on.

Race and liberal card rejected!

Yeah, that's not even a serious charge because he only hurt himself. What happens in his personal life is the punishment

Can’t believe his friends condone this action, not offering counsel, there’s so many wrongs. Example of a mental illness unattended, ridiculous!

Oh my break the record books.

What is the penalty/punishment? He has certainly wasted resources of a strapped law enforcement agency.

This is a bad precedence to set. If found guilty, he should succumb to punishment.

jussie

JussieSmollett CNN ABC He needs to be arrested now, RIGHT NOW! If he was Joe Public he would have 3 officers at the door and in cuffs. No negotiating conditions and reporting after ur lawyer paves the way. This Sociopath is Human garbage who could have got someone killed.

It's sad the liberals wanted this to be real. The Demand for racist exceeds the supply. Everyone wants to be a Victim now a days.

Wonder how the media would react if they did full on, SWAT raid at dawn a la Roger Stone arrest.

Disorderly conduct nothing about filing a false police report?

Liar and maricon = DISGUSTING MONSTER

Why expect npr to have integrity?

This is becoming a horror show of a story.

I dodged this like the plague when the incident was reported, nothing held up. What a crazy stunt to pull, idiotic too.

JussieSmollett EmpireFOX career is Done. ByeFelicia

Clarification: Smollett is being *accused* of filing a false police report.

So is he or is he not a Lyon? 😅

Going to bite my tongue and see how this all plays out. The outcome (that he indeed fabricated this) may not be what we expect...but probably will be.

I knew he get a slap in the hand. Hope he never works in Hollywood again.

Now we'll await the results of the federal investigation....

He also lied to the FBI about the letter, assuming that was also fake. I'm guessing he won't get the same treatment as Roger Stone. Gotta love the bias.

Jussie threw his life away? A cry for help.

Why did you leave out the fact that ITS A FELONY to do so!!!! Why are you down sizing this.

Shame what he did, shame others don't get charged too

What an asshole....

That's it? Wow...Black Privilege.

Wow, NPR covered it. What a shocker. (No, it's not.)

This guy, by his own admission, “goes hard” against Trump. When his threat letter didn’t make Trump & his followers look bad enough, he had to up his game. It’s AMAZING what Trump Derangement Syndrome can drive people to. It started with “not my President” & has evolved to this.

It's two charges.......even now you are spreading falsified information to fit your narrative.

Well that will teach him. He makes how many millions per year...how much was his fine? Does he have to apologize to the millions of Trump supporters that his stunt just drug through the mud?

Reality check for the boy who cried wolf: in a world of omnipresent cams, GPSed smart phones, satellite focused images etc. why risk it all for a big fat lie?

Hate crime against himself. selling fake news and NPR helped spread the false narrative. Will NPR denounce this?

Disgustingly enough, I have a feeling he’ll say he was molested/sexually abused to gain sympathy, or he’ll say that he had such a tough time growing up at the intersection of black & gay that he had to create stories to make life tolerable.

LOL awesome

This event clearly dismisses every last white on black hate crime since the Civil War, according to the Cult 45 caps-lock squad.

😂😂😂 another democrat bites the dust

I was rooting for him. 🙄

There is absolutely no question that if JussieSmollett is found guilty he should face punishment. Sadly, he will become the poster face for every hate crime that does take place. MAGA's are devouring this story and cannot wait to use it on the next hate crime!

Everyone who defended him.. should apologize like ever other facilitator of hate! racist

Why?

Why’d he do it

A FELONY!

Thankful my noggin doesn’t work like this.

This guy sucks

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