Note to Empire: Fake Gay attack Jussie Smollett Was Not Exonerated of All Charges
In the aftermath of the shocking news that all charges against Smollett were being dropped, an executive producer at Empire tweeted : “You’ve just watched a truly good person get dragged through the gutter. I am so happy he’s been exonerated before any more damage was done, but make no mistake. Damage was done.” Not Exonerated for Fake Gay attack Sorry, but Smollett was not exonerated. Hardly. First, Tandra Simonton, a spokesperson for the Chicago prosecutor who decided to drop the charges said this : “We did not exonerate Mr. Smollett.” Come again? “We did not exonerate Mr. Smollett,” Simonton said. “The charges were dropped in return for Mr. Smollett’s agreement to do community service and forfeit his $10,000 bond to the City of Chicago. Without the completion of these terms, the charges would not have been dropped. This outcome was met under the same criteria that would occur for and is available to any defendant with similar circumstances.” In other words, Smollett cut ...