anchor Robin Roberts, Smollett said he was heartbroken when he found out that people questioned the details of his story. He defended himself against skeptics who pointed out that it wasn't until a follow-up interview with the police that he mentioned that the assailants yelled "MAGA Country!" at him. He also complained about erroneous reports that he had told police that the attackers were actually wearing red MAGA hats.
"They wanted me to give my phone to the tech for three to four hours. I'm sorry but -- I'm not gonna do that," he said. "Because I have private pictures and videos and numbers: my partner's number, my family's number, my cast mate's number, my friends' numbers, my private emails, my private songs, my private voice memos."
Police said Smollett's story of being the victim of an attack began to unravel when police tracked down two men, brothers Abimbola and Olabinjo Osundairo, who they said were seen in a security video near where Smollett said he was assaulted and around the same time it supposedly occurred. Asked if the brothers should be charged and prosecuted, Holmes said, "We don't want to try them in the press anymore than he [Smollett] wanted to be tried in the press."
perezreports So full of shit - whiskey for my men and beer for my horses!
perezreports Does she even know what hard work means? Seems to me she's easy to take handouts by billionaire philanthropist
perezreports Friends in high places
perezreports Foxx serving up the 'Big Word Salad'. She said everything but the truth. Politicians and friends of the accused in high places pulled the 'Puppet's Strings'. Chicago D.A. has now set precedent and there is no deterrent for the next fake hate crime.
perezreports Appalling. Let off scott free with no admission of guilt - no responsibility
perezreports You should be fired ! You are a racist and should be fired !
perezreports If you’re upset about this crime just imagine someone being killed unjustly and the killer getting off scot free...you guys probably would be in the streets burning things down
perezreports Kim Foxx needs to remive herself from office from office or get fired. You are so wrong for what you did covering up for a black gay moviestar that isn't comfortable in his own shoes. Kim and Jussie along with Michelle our fake people.
perezreports Let it go every time we turn around........ There is a police officer shooting a minority....... And they dropped the charges and a not guilty verdicts......... That's just how it has to be done now........... Until these jury start understanding.
perezreports Ms. Fox needs to be fired or recalled. Whatever it takes. If this is a Chicago justice no wonder they have the crime rate they do.
perezreports Life is easier when u have money
perezreports Please the problem is he's a black man who used the system like whites do all the time!!
perezreports State’s Attorney Kim Foxx needs to have a better explanation than this.
perezreports 👎🏼👎🏼👎🏼👎🏼👎🏼👎🏼👎🏼👎🏼👎🏼
perezreports She was too stupid to understand the massive error they made.
perezreports Where's all the marches standing against this corruption?
perezreports Politically motivated deal made.
perezreports Kim Foxx cooked the books for the Obamas put her in jail
perezreports Soros and the Obama’s spoke for you
perezreports Is that Michelle O pulling her puppet’s strings?
perezreports Someone needs to inform Mr. Smollett. At the present time Mr. Smollett is only peddling lies.
perezreports Just too lazy to do her job.
perezreports She was obviously paid off. And the charges and her actions must be investigated by Mr Barr
perezreports She had 400,000 reasons to dismiss this case.
setbest1 perezreports She just verbally slapped her entire city in the face. Disgraceful that she’s representing any American city in any capacity whatsoever.
perezreports She was STAR STRUCK... This lady is SHADY!!! She's also WRONG. JussieSmollett needs 2b CHARGED and PSYCH EVALED!!!
perezreports Jussie and his cohorts should all go to jail for this. What a hoax all 3 of them pulled off. No respect for any of them. Now let this really happen to the next guy and no one will believe it. Hope everyone tunes out of any program they’re in.
perezreports What about all the hard work the investigators did. God bless our law enforcement!
perezreports Yes Ms. Foxx, the punishment would have suited the crimes. But who influenced you, that is the real question.
perezreports Double standard if a white man did there would be hell to pay 🇺🇸🤠
perezreports DOJ should be looking at this as a hate crime. If two white guys would have really beat the shit out of him he would be scream like a little bitch that they need to go to jail. This is wrong and she needs fired for this type of behavior.
perezreports Whatever you did Obama a favor
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perezreports He should have been made to acknowledge his guilt, not be allowed to walk away claiming innocence! Our justice system is extremely flawed!
perezreports Doesn’t she mean, lack of work?
perezreports It’s diminished alright.
perezreports CROOKED TO THE CORE.
perezreports Well it’s Chicago.
perezreports Blah blah blah blah.
perezreports The fix is in, total travesty of justice. Is this in response to Mueller report
perezreports Ms Foxx will be fired -
perezreports So guilty of a class 4 felony is now pay some money and have your record expunged? Hamm. Wonder how the inmates of cook county jail feel. Did they get the same consideration!
perezreports Of course it has nothing to do with the call from the obamas girl or soros or the money you are reaping
perezreports Liberal thinking we only prosecute what they think is a crime not what the law says. Pull your head out of your ass
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perezreports SAKimFoxx corruption on full display..no wonder everyone is leaving Chicago. And total BS no one gets off as lightingly as JussieSmollett. did. this women is an idiot if she really thinks people are stupid enough to believe this crap.
perezreports Deflect, redirect, bridge to your talking points....damn, she actually believes what she is saying......
perezreports How much $$$ to get him off. DOJ needs to investigate this smelly mess!
perezreports Bunch of bull
perezreports And whose work did she diminish by taking the path she took? She also opened the door for more of these crimes to take place.
perezreports Corruption at its finest.
perezreports Letting a criminal off the hook diminishes the work that men and women of the Cook County state attorney’s office do every day.
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perezreports That might carry weight if they would explain what happened... But they wont, so... They look like schmucks.
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perezreports Kim Foxx is a total disgrace and should lose her job immediately.
perezreports How much did she get pay ? , everything in CHICAGO has a PRICE.
perezreports She and her office is a disgrace to that county and the people of our great country. She let her law enforcement officers down as well as the people.
perezreports What a bucket of garbage
perezreports Bullshit
perezreports Subvert Justice?
perezreports She’s a riot.
perezreports She is in way over her head. Terrible terrible reply. Embarrassment
perezreports 10 grand its all good...nice...
perezreports They don’t do shit. They make it ten times harder to do police work. Go on a ride along with detectives and see the hoops she and her “office” make them jump through. No other SA’s office does what her office does.
perezreports All it took was a nod from Obama. Isn’t that nice!
perezreports That woman should be disbarred and investigated.
perezreports Hahahahaha Michelle Obama on line one for you honey
perezreports Alternative prosecution model? JEEZ, YOU CANNOT MAKE THIS NONSENSE UP.
perezreports She's so full of it that she's smiling 😁
perezreports What work does it take to just quit?
perezreports Enough of this BS story
perezreports Dirt bag. Hope you go to jail.
perezreports So basically she believes his “crime” didn’t warrant the punishment that was to come with all of those felony charges & I agree. 16 felony charges is very excessive for a lie that hurt no one but himself 🤷🏽♂️
perezreports Don't forget the Superintendent and the police officers...frustrated doesn't do it justice...
perezreports Bull crap! I believe higher powers intervened!
perezreports How about Felonies! You and Obama got him off! You are crazy if soRome comes to Chicago and commits 14 felonies they would be thrown in jail!
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perezreports Move on. Trump is destroying America and this Fox News Lite outlet is over-focused on a topic more appropo for Star Magazine.
perezreports She sold out to the liberals for her TV time of fame. She sold out the people of Chicago, of Illinois.
perezreports Jessie committed a hate crime as far as I’m concerned and he bought his way out. It is that simple. No justice. I thought Jessie smeared Chicago’s name, turns out it’s Chicago’s own judicial system.
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