She still seems to be holding out hope in that article that this was a real attack, just by 2 homophobic Nigerians. I wonder what their immigration status is.
about the only excuse you might be able to grant him is he is an actor! But then thats also a strike against his credibility because actors dont spend a whole lotta time being themselves...lol. Maybe he can turn his career around by playing a smooth talking insurance agent or vehicle warranty sales person. The problem with reality... you cant yell "cut" when the story didnt develop like you wanted...hehe
Absolutely, anyone here watch his interview with Robin Roberts? Did he actually say the attackers were white??? That was one detail that was not clear from the onset.
“Because the worst part of this alleged hate crime is the vast police resources that have been devoted to finding Smollett’s attackers.”
Nah... lying to the FBI doesn't get you in trouble... unless you're a white male. Same with ""hate crimes"" unless you're a straight white dude, you can't be charged with one.
If the media did their job, the headlines should read: Victim Olympics Champion Stripped of His Gold Medal for Cheating, Now Facing Criminal Charges
Looks like he is tripling down now (through his attorneys). https://www.myajc.com/entertainment...llett-attack-was-hoax/L2Po7cmGYvO8PHsyoKBo7L/ I guess he really has no choice now, he's in too deep.
I thought this was some kind of gay thing gone wrong that he spun, not some completely staged BS. He should be charged with multiple felonies, but he won’t. He’ll issue a tearful press conference and try to spin it into him being a victim and he’ll get away with it. He’d probably have gotten away with it if he didn’t make the take of the attack so overly dramatic. What thugs are walking around the streets at 2AM with a rope and bleach yelling MAGA?
Your last part is spot on. If he had said he was attacked and homophobic slurs were said, I'd have thought it believable. The MAGA part(in liberalville Chicago) and the noose put it over the top.
My guess is his own personal hate. In the past the created accusations were usually made by someone that really hated those they accused (while saying they personally were the hated ones)
He overplayed the situation with the MAGA line and the noose for sure, but I doubt he ever considered how ridiculous this would look to typical people and he underestimated the investigative abilities (or willingness) of the Chicago PD. He’s most likely completely surrounded by ultra-left people and opinions all the time. He’d gets tons of sympathy and victim status cred while further “exposing” the evil, racist Trump supporters. That it was a staged and fake assault didnt matter to him because everyone in his world KNOWS Trump supporters are evil and racist so the story is completely believable without question. He probably also never imagined that the police would investigate this so thoroughly either because they wouldn’t bother or because he thought they were incompetent. I’m probably as shocked as he is that the truth is starting to come out publicly. I thought for sure that the liberal politicians in power in Chicago would pressure the police to stop the investigation as soon as they confirmed it was a hoax. There would be an announcement that they were having difficulty finding the people responsible for this horrific hate crime and that they encourage anyone with information to come forward. The story would then just fade away.