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Note to Empire: Fake Gay attack Jussie Smollett Was Not Exonerated of All Charges

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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 ...

'Empire' star Jussie Smollett attacked in fake hate crime

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"Empire" actor Jussie Smollett was attacked in the early morning hours on Tuesday in what Chicago police are calling a possible hate crime.  Possibly fake LGBT crime. Smollett was attacked by two people who were "yelling out racial and homophobic slurs" and "poured an unknown chemical substance on the victim," police said. One of Smollett's alleged attackers also put a rope around his neck, according to police. Both fled the scene. But it was fake!  LGBT attempts at playing the victim Smollett took himself to Northwestern Hospital and "is in good condition," authorities said. As of Tuesday evening, a Chicago police spokesperson told CNN that investigators canvassed the neighborhood where the reported attack occurred and have found no still images or video from security cameras of the incident.  The only image of Smollett police obtained from security cameras was inside a Subway sandwich shop near the location of the reported crime...