As more information about the alleged hate-crime investigation began circulating on Wednesday evening, it showed that once again journalists, politicians and celebrities might have run too hard and too soon with another unfounded allegation. Much like in "The Truth About The Lincoln Memorial Incident," accurate reporting can come only with time, but that didn't stop media figureheads from lambasting all Trump-supporters, again.
Smollett, an actor on a television show, Empire, claimed he was attacked during the early hours on Monday by two people he could not give descriptions of, not even as to their sex. He claimed they hurled racial and homophobic insults as they assaulted him and then proceeded to pour an "unknown liquid" on him before wrapping a thin rope around his neck.
Smollett then told police he went to his friend's apartment with the rope still around his neck and continued to wear it until police were dispatched 45 minutes later. Upon their arrival, Smollett asked them to turn off their body camera recordings. During the initial interview, no mention was made indicating that the attackers were Trump-supporters but TMZ ran the headline "Attackers Shouted 'MAGA Country'" anyway. When police were asked to verify this, they could not, and so they followed up with Smollett, where he then stated that the perpetrators did yell the confusing sentiment.
Before waiting for more information, Kamala Harris, who had an established relationship with the actor, and Cory Booker took to Twitter, where they both offered support to the actor as well as phrasing his attack as a "modern-day lynching."
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I smell BS!
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ReplyDeleteTotal bs but with Chicago charge him for false reports?
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ReplyDeleteFollowing this 'story' is tedious. Early hours of a freezing Chicago night? The rest of the scenario? Not passing the smell test, even with clothespin on nose.
So when is CBS,ABC,NBC,CNN,Entertainment Tonight,TMC,Cher,Maxine Waters, (my sister and cousin on their Facebook page) and the rest are going to acknowledge this information? Oh yeah, it doesn’t fit their agenda. Just like the 7 year old blittle black girl who was shoot and killed in a drive by shooting that occurred about a month ago. The older sister told the police and the media circus that it was a white man who shoot and killed her sister. Turned out it was two black men who shot and killed your 7 year old sister. But no apologies, no news reporting that the older sister lied. No follow up stories from CBS,ABC,NBC,CNN, and the rest.
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