During a CNN segment about the Jessie Smollett case on Monday, one guest seemed more critical of the police than of the Hollywood actor who the evidence suggests perpetrated a hate crime hoax.
Listen:
“The issue is that this is a terrible situation that Jussie has told police had happened. The other issue is that there have been so many leaks to different media from the police that, now, none of us really know what is the full and total way that these events have gone,” Forbes contributor Adrienne Gibbs said.
The evidence strongly suggests that Smollett hired two Nigerian actors to stage a fake hate crime.
“So at this point I’m personally feeling and the people I’ve interviewed have echoed this as well, that we just need some charges to come forward, need the police to come forward, put a name to it, and to say whatever it is or whatever it isn’t,” Gibbs continued.
The Chicago Police Department has made it clear that Smollett was not a victim of any crime.
“Given that Chicago police have had kind of an interesting history with people of color, it’s just a really tough thing,” the Forbes contributor concluded, adding that she stands with Hollywood producer Ava DuVernay, who over the weekend had tweeted that the CPD shouldn’t be trusted.
Look:
Despite the inconsistencies, I can’t blindly believe Chicago PD. The department that covered up shooting Laquan McDonald over a dozen times? That operated an off-site torture facility? That one? I’ll wait. Whatever the outcome, this won’t stop me from believing others. It can’t.
— Ava DuVernay (@ava) February 17, 2019
DuVernay’ theory is that the CPD may be the ones lying.
Just to be clear, even the Hollywood producer’s own Twitter followers think her theory is silly.
Look:
Sister, I respect all that you do for our people and just who you are, but this case was fishy from the start. What famous person goes out in sub zero weather at 2am for subway, alone? Then, he wore the rope around his neck back to the hotel and walked past the guard at hotel.
— AL Distributors (@drewskilee7) February 17, 2019
Jussie Smollett’s words are questionable. We were all shocked at this senseless act, but we must hold our own accountable too when things don’t line up.
— Janell8ItAll (@LiveLoveLifeDo) February 17, 2019
Come on, Ava. Damn. Switch the narrative to he messed up and you had to believe him because if you didnt, no one would. Can’t put this on the ills of the PD, even as awful as they often are. This fish was rotten from the start. Never made sense. Never.
— Richie P. (@RealRichieP) February 17, 2019
Why wouldnt he give over his phone. If I was the victim of a hate crime, I would do everything they want, if it would help the investigation.Dude is wack and mad suspect. Lock his ass up for wasting everyone’s time Someone probably died because police were too busy with this fool
— mark (@markson484) February 18, 2019
Smollett claimed in late January that two men had assaulted him, poured bleach on him and placed a noose around his neck, all while allegedly yelling racial and homophobic slurs and shouting, “This is MAGA country!” FYI, Chicago hasn’t had a Republican mayor since 1931.
According to TMZ, Smollett also claimed that the suspect was white. The dubious description of the alleged attack provided to local authorities by him led the left to assume the perpetrators were racist white supporters of President Donald Trump and that Trump was therefore to blame.
It’s since been learned that the actor most likely staged the attack with the help of two Nigerian actors whom he’d hired. Local authorities haven’t reached a definite conclusion yet in part because of Smollett’s stubborn refusal to meet with them for an interview, as noted Monday by CNN host Brooke Baldwin’s other guest, Philadelphia magazine columnist Ernest Owens.
“That’s going to require Jussie to step forward, you know,” he said, responding to Gibbs’ complaint that the police need to conclude their investigation and announce their results.
“I’m a journalist and for me accountability starts with the person who’s calling out the shots. He got on ‘Good Morning America.’ He gave us this sob story and now all of a sudden he doesn’t want to cooperate with police today after an entire weekend. Where they do that at? I’m looking at it with a side eye. All this information is coming forward, and now all of a sudden he doesn’t want to cooperate with police. He redacted information and phone messages.”
Listen:
After Smollett first reported the incident late last month, he refused to hand over his phone records. He eventually acquiesced to the authorities’ demands but only gave them a “heavily redacted” version of his phone messages. Why would an innocent man behave like this?
An innocent man wouldn’t, which is why Owens is certain Smollett is guilty — and that instead of refusing to cooperate (or trash-talk the police, as Gibbs did), the actor needs to man-up.
“I’m just trying to figure out where is the confusion here,” he said, referencing Gibbs’ attempt to muddy the waters. “He needs to cooperate with police, come clean and fall back.”
Social media users agree:
@JussieSmollett Why don’t you want to cooperate with CPD anymore? Hired a defense team, a crisis management team. Your “attackers” have flipped on you as well. Time to give up the lie and face the consequences. You lied and got caught!
— Jeff Pagell (@JPag_23) February 19, 2019
Sorry real victims of Chicago crimes, @JussieSmollett believes his hoax is more important than you. #ChicagoPD will resume ACTUAL legitimate investigations as soon as Smollett agrees to cooperate. (Think that will be tomorrows headline?)
— Kasey Mayer (@KaseyMayer_) February 19, 2019
He’s now TRIPLING down on his idiocy.
Now he’s locked himself into a straightaway he can’t get out of.
If he admits he lied,he’s done.
If police confirm he’s lied…he’s done.
The fact he won’t cooperate with police anymore tells you everything you need to know.— ❌TEXASian Red Neck❌ (@RedNeckTexAsian) February 19, 2019
@JussieSmollett you might want to meet with the CPD, because if you’re guilty, and evidence is starting to point to that, a warrant will be issued. It’s best to cooperate and ask to be forgiven. You’ll find the red hats to be more forgiving than your side.
— granny B (@Granny_B1) February 18, 2019
@JussieSmollett you might want to meet with the CPD, because if you’re guilty, and evidence is starting to point to that, a warrant will be issued. It’s best to cooperate and ask to be forgiven. You’ll find the red hats to be more forgiving than your side.
— granny B (@Granny_B1) February 18, 2019
Last week Smollett hired the same attorney used by notorious liar and conman Michael Cohen.
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V. Saxena is a staff writer for BizPac Review with a decade of experience as a professional writer, and a lifetime of experience as an avid news junkie. He holds a degree in computer technology from Purdue University.
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