My Everything 23,397 Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 Jussie Smollett has officially been charged in the case of his alleged attack. Anthony Guglielmi, Chief Communications Officer for the Chicago Police Department, revealed the news on Twitter on Wednesday evening. "Felony criminal charges have been approved by @CookCountySAO against Jussie Smollett for Disorderly Conduct / Filing a False Police Report. Detectives will make contact with his legal team to negotiate a reasonable surrender for his arrest," Guglielmi wrote. The Cook County State's Attorney's Office confirms to ET that Smollett has been charged with felony disorderly conduct. A bond court hearing is set for 1:30 p.m. on Thursday. In a statement to ET, Smollett's attorneys, Todd Pugh and Victor Henderson say: “Like any other citizen, Mr. Smollett enjoys the presumption of innocence, particularly when there has been an investigation like this one where information, both true and false, has been repeatedly leaked. Given these circumstances, we intend to conduct a thorough investigation and to mount an aggressive defense. Smollett has maintained he was a victim and did not orchestrate the Jan. 29 attack. Fox, the studio and network behind Empire, has no comment. The news comes just hours after Guglielmi shared that Smollett was classified as a suspect in the case, following the Chicago Police Department's weeks-long investigation. "Jussie Smollett is now officially classified as a suspect in a criminal investigation by #ChicagoPolice for filing a false police report (Class 4 felony). Detectives are currently presenting evidence before a Cook County Grand Jury," he tweeted. CBS News reported on Saturday that Nigerian brothers Abel and Ola Osundairo -- who were previously arrested last week and then released without charges -- claimed to police after their home was raided that Smollett knows them and further alleged that the actor "paid them to participate in the alleged attack." Smollett has vehemently denied this accusation through his lawyers. According to the brothers' attorney, Ola worked as an extra on Empire in season two, while Abel was Smollett's personal trainer. Charlie de Mar of CBS affiliate WBBM told ET on Tuesday that per his sources, the brothers told detectives that they rehearsed the attack with Smollett a few days before the incident. Sources also claimed that the actor paid them $3,500 for the alleged attack. De Mar said he spoke with Abel and Ola on Monday, and they told him they would never commit a hate crime, insisting, "We are not racist. We are not homophobic." https://www.etonline.com/jussie-smollett-charged-with-felony-disorderly-conduct-in-case-of-alleged-attack-120051 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdtwfs 3,600 Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 What was the point though? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoMaLiAk 4,894 Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 I'm so disappointed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cerulean 983 Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 What was the point though? There was a rumor that he did it because he thought he was gonna get kicked off of Empire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shut Up And Take My Money 2,297 Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 There was a rumor that he did it because he thought he was gonna get kicked off of Empire. Such a dumb reason if the rumor is true because who will want to work with him now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lil Ayy Big Gay 8,172 Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 Faking a hate crime is so fucking ugly cause it only hurts people Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
typo. 2,276 Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 Since they are charging him, I am guessing it's true? how embarrassing if it is... making a damn fool of yourself for attention and these kinds of violence happens in real life but he got to pull this kind of crap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Map_Linh 1,659 Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 This was so dumb. Disappointed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinkika 446 Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 he's trash Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yeongwon 2,631 Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 There was a rumor that he did it because he thought he was gonna get kicked off of Empire. A self-fulfilling prophecy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black.Pink 619 Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 i really felt bad for him smh.....just why honestly? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sugarplumfairy 701 Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 Wow, so he really faked a hate crime. Ugh, I despise people who do this because it takes credibility from people who really have had hate crimes happen to them. It only hurts the victims. This is so ugly smh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBIIBBII 2,125 Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 seriously if he plotted this, fuck him. now nobody won't take hate crimes seriously - not that they really did in the first place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JihyoStoleMyHeartAYAYAY 22,189 Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 This was so dumb. Disappointed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hormones. 886 Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 As a gay black male...this put me in tears....I looked at Jussie and thought damn a hot gay black guy....and he's our representative and now we're here....what a complete disappointment he was... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artemosia 727 Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 Hope he pays back every penny it cost the community to investigate his own made up mess Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shino 6,921 Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 SOMEBODY MAKE A CAREER FUNRAL FOR THIS FOOL this little biracial punk set all of back wtf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pooh_bear 1,158 Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 Since this story first got reported it just didn't sit well with me. When I actually read into what happened the incident sounded very exaggerated like it was made for shock value. Smh dudes an frigging idiot but I wouldn't go as far as saying he ruined black history month, he's nowhere near that significant or powerful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keita 140 Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 Why just why did he have to orchestrate this? I used to like him but now I'm dissapointed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solfa 7,163 Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 SOMEBODY MAKE A CAREER FUNRAL FOR THIS FOOL this little biracial punk set all of back wtf He doesn’t deserve to be in the center of attention even with a career funeral. The attention should be for all real victims of hate crimes who thanks to his incredibily selfish behavior will have a much harder time to come forwards and be believed now. There is also the fact he was willing to press charges when police said they had 2 people in custody, but retreated when he realized they had captured his accomplices. What kind of asshole was willing to press charges and ruin the lives of innocent people like that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viki131988 3,537 Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 Click here to view the Tweet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
金彩媛 1,795 Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 that'll teach you to take advantage of the struggles of minorities see when you do clownery... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Your Juan and only 5,432 Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 The Mighty Ducks taught you nothing... I'm actually quite upset about this, I cant believe he would do this especially now!!! This is just gonna effect other cases of hate crimes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PockyAddict1989 3,100 Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 fuck this lying douchebag hard, his bullshit has fucked over black and lgbtq people. i would not be surprised if he did this crap for attention which is fucked up to me. Faking a hate crime is gross af. He basically took advantage of the high tensions we have and used that to fake a hate crime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kissxkiss_baby 5,756 Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 My family literally attacked me for pointing out the flaws in his story and here we are Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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