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General Category => National/Breaking News => Topic started by: mystery-ak on February 22, 2019, 03:33:16 pm
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'Arguments erupt' on Empire set after Jussie Smollett's arrest as 'furious' cast members call for him to be FIRED and Gabby Sidibe deletes supportive Instagram post while others stand by him and insist he is innocent
Some of Smollett's cast mates are 'f*****g furious' and want him to quit or be fired
They say he does not deserve a place on the show after allegedly lying to the world
Others are standing by him and believe his claim that he is innocent
Gabby Sidibe, one of Smollett's closest friends, deleted her supportive Instagram post on Thursday night
A day earlier, she had written: 'I know him, I believe him, I stand with him'
Prosecutors say they have a mountain of evidence which proves it was a hoax
Smollett's legal team has condemned their handling of the case and the police investigation into it
By Jennifer Smith and Ross Ibbetson For Dailymail.com
Published: 04:54 EST, 22 February 2019 | Updated: 09:29 EST, 22 February 2019
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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6733099/Jussie-Smolletts-cast-mate-Gabby-Sidibe-deletes-messages-support-Empire-star.html (https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6733099/Jussie-Smolletts-cast-mate-Gabby-Sidibe-deletes-messages-support-Empire-star.html)
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'If you're gonna break the law, do not write a check': Charles Barkley mocks Jussie Smollett for 'staging racist attack' and says if he wanted to be beaten up, he 'should have gone to Liam Neeson's neighborhood'
Barkley made the jokes during his half-time coverage of a basketball game on Thursday night
He, like countless others, was stunned by the claim Smollett paid his attackers with a personal check
Barkley joked that instead of hiring two black friends to allegedly beat him, the Empire star should have gone to 'Liam Neeson's neighborhood'
Neeson shocked the world earlier this month by admitting he once roamed the streets looking for a 'black b*****d' to beat up
Smollett is out on bail and will return to court on March 14 to face a felony charge of filing a false police report
He maintains he is innocent and has condemned the police and prosecutors involved in his case
They say they have solid proof he staged the January 29 attack and even mailed a letter to himself a week beforehand
His alleged motive was to get a higher salary on Empire, the police revealed yesterday
Smollett earns $100,000 per episode which amounts to $1.8million a season
By Jennifer Smith For Dailymail.com
Published: 08:09 EST, 22 February 2019 | Updated: 09:33 EST, 22 February 2019
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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6733689/Charles-Barkley-mocks-Jussie-Smollett-staging-racist-attack.html (https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6733689/Charles-Barkley-mocks-Jussie-Smollett-staging-racist-attack.html)
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Barkley joked that instead of hiring two black friends to allegedly beat him, the Empire stalr should have gone to 'Liam Neeson's neighborhood'
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I don't think this is going the way he planned
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I don't think this is going the way he planned
No it’s definitely not
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This story makes me sad. What was he thinking?why? He’s now marked forever as a liar and his career is flushed down the toilet
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I don't think this is going the way he planned
Most libs think they are above the law.
He never stopped to think about the reaction of Chicago PD when they were deliberately and systematically lied to and made fools of by Smollett.
Jussie now knows you don't poke the big cat.
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This story makes me sad. What was he thinking?why? He’s now marked forever as a liar and his career is flushed down the toilet
And THAT makes you "sad"? :shrug:
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I don't think this is going the way he planned
@verga
Well,if he was counting on support from the typical black because he was underpaid at 65 grand a week,he needed a new plan to start with.
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I don't believe for one second the cast was split by this. If anything, they saw it as a great opportunity for PR and made up the rift to take advantage of it. 888sunglass
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I've seen a number of videos by blacks, who didn't identify as conservative Trump-lovers, making fun of Smollett's claims using the same questioning white doubters have done.
I'm sure there are plenty of liberals (i.e. the ignorati) of all colors who believed Smollett, but their numbers have severely diminished in light of recent revelations of Smollett's collusion with the Nigerian brothers.
His story was so laughably absurd even many dimwitted liberals saw through it. The Hollyweird libs were the exception with many remaining firmly in the True Believer camp.