'Empire' star Jussie Smollett attacked in possible hate crime

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'Empire' actor Jussie Smollett was attacked early Tuesday morning in what Chicago police are calling a possible hate crime. Smollett was attacked by two people 'yelling out racial and homophobic slurs,' according to police.

 

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What a fraud

Ashamed of my race too much lately. Oh yeah - I’m white. Also ashamed how they claim to be so religious - but do not follow Jesus’ teachings. I believe the word is hypocrites.

Nice

Rope around his neck? Damn!!!!😁😁😁

Where is the Mark's of a noose? Are the police investigating?

Too much is not making sense about his claim.

Dozens of camera's around where he says this happened show nothing He refuses to surrender his cell phone Which can be tracked By GPS & Triangulation To determine if he was even in the area Why wouldnt he want to provide evidence that could solve, Hum! Is he lying Posibility!

Just not getting good vibes about this. 2:00am, Chi-town walking alone to sandwich shop...I am not TV personality...

sf. mne l zsz pq pp'0

Bahahahaha...and the media fell for it again!!!

Not buying it TawanaBrawley again

There are sick people everywhere its scary

THIS MAKES ME THINK OF TAWANA BRAWLEY.. Google it.

And when it is proven a lie he needs to do time for false report. The only way a liberal can win is by lying and cheating. Oh..That don't work for them either. Just ask Hillary. 🤔😎🤙

Bullshit

You don.t think it happened because of Hollywood being so Impracticable? Sarcastic ? Scientology Hollywood are digging their own hole. I dont think that Jussie attack was based on racial and homophobic! It was based on Hollywood radicals.

Fake!

Everybody knows Empire is the 1 show watched by White Supremacists.

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Only on Trump America this is acceptable.

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CNN will never learn that it's better to be RIGHT than FIRST? CNN always rushes to judgment before all the evidence/facts has been released, and they will be retracting this story real soon! 🍎🍌🍎🍌

I will wait on the evidence. Don't jump until real news comes out. Could turn out like the last story.

And so far the investigation has turned up ZERO video footage, multiple versions of the 2AM attack by MAGA hat wearing Chicagoans...? Sounding flimsier all the time...

Sad!!!

Stars and NAACP should pause before rushing to judgement. Get the FACTS. These attacks make my black self edgy and play into a 'race war' scenario Something is not adding up and I can't figure out what it is, so i'm waiting for Chicago_Police to find that missing link. Patience

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... ... Sounds like the work of 'Democrat operatives'. They'll do anything to stir up racial tensions and blame it on the President. Shameful.

Those🤬🤬🤬 can investigate for decades but real talk,those racist (including some of the people of color cops,though,racist they can’t be but prejudice they can definitely be) aren’t really trying too look for the MFers that did this too Smollett,they r the,pick & choose police.

Racial slurs like these? CNN is going to get punished again with this hoax! Anyone want to bet? My sources at CPD are telling me he’s changed his story about where this happened multiple times already, video hasn’t seen ANYONE except HIM there, story falling apart fast!

WJTV Praying for you 🙏.

Fake News... That never happened..

heartbreaking and infuriating

It’s probably a made up story!

So much hate. My heart aches.

Sure CNNIsFakeNews

So bad 😭😭

If the story is true it is wrong and unacceptable. But CNN is no stranger to fake blown out of proportion news.

Sounds fabricated. Police need to get the real truth. Come on? Ski masks and they just happen to be wearing MAGA hats and happen to be white men in the inner city of Chicago? He has issues against whitemen and Trump supporters. I hope they get the real truth outta him.

The Empire should have fought back.

America would be great (again) without this hate and violance from white haters. Hoping this will all stop someday. First loose that damn president of yours.... Sending you love and strength JussieSmollett

KIDSEARNMONEY IS A SCAM DONT BELIEVE THA HYPE..THEY ARE USIN YOU TO GET PAID

omg my baby 😭😭

Really

ready camera action

Turns out to be fake In 3 2 1

What?

Praying for Jussie

Wait.. where does MAGA come into this? Oh yeah, in your tweet. C’mon Shane, you’re better than that. This attack is a tragedy, but there’s nothing in the story to indicate Trump supports were involved. You’re unnecessarily stoking the fires

Sad...I really hope he get better soon

DAMN!

I'll wait for evidence before I agree with the more wild parts of the story but we gotta crack down on crime in that city man

😡😡😡😡😡🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏😢😢😢😢😢

We love you Jussie, get well baby

What the frick is wrong with people? Complete nut cases walking around these days 😓

MAGA is fake news. Nice try

FAKENEWS So he forgot it happened until after the claim went viral on Twitter and police asked him why it was trending and then he remembered?

MAGA hat=white sheet Deplorables

FakeNews From Chicago PD: 'In the initial reports there was no mention of MAGA. When detectives followed up with [Jussie Smollett] later in the day, he recalled the offenders making those comments and detectives completed a supplemental report.'

Saddens me that a man cannot get himself something to eat, no matter what time of day and be subject to a hate crime. We have reverted terribly in this world. JussieSmollett May justice prevail. 😘

What did he do

This is fricking disgusting ! What the Heck is wrong with people. Ever since Trump people feel more empowered to show their blatant hatred and racial and homophobic bias! I am so sorry this happened.

So sick

His claim?

Really?

Wish this didn’t happen to Jussie Smollett. Sending care & respect

So once again the media have jumped the gun, lied and pushed a narrative that isn't real. Time for some more layoffs at Buzzfeed & CNN.

I still aint with the gay mess

Sounds racial. Didn't know homo people was lynched.

I really thought we were over this BS, lock them up and throw away the key

The whole story doesn't add up. 2 men in ski masks just happen to cross paths with this guy at 2am outside a downtown Chicago Subway restaurant....and they just happen to be carrying a rope and bleach with them....then claim to be Trump supporters?

Ya ya what ever. Don't you ever get tired of playing the race card...to try and divide us?

Sickening.

I hate saying this but I have a feeling that it didn't happen. I'm not sure how many folks walk around with a rope and bleach.

I am still laughing at how many triggered Leftards on this thread actually believe this B.S. report. Two racist white guys just happened to be walking around Progyville Shitcago with a rope and bleach in -8 weather. Oh and they know about Empire. Lol!

Willing to bet this is going to be proven false . It is fucking cold in Chicago right now. Dude was probably drunk and fell ... bet

Waiting for the revision that makes this another emotional knee jerk story if not all around fabricated. Lost 100% of your credibility with CovingtonGate.

This is disgusting!It seems like they were targeting/stalking him.I rarely see anyone here walking around in ski masks. Even in this weather. It’s like they were waiting for him. And no one walks around with a noose and bleach unless they are planning on an attack! Bastards!

What's going on in this country?

Racism Homophobia MAGA 😳

Here's the sketch of the perpetrator.

This story is as believable as the cops playing Russian roulette

JardinTaylor Just tell me where they leave I've handle it.👹☠

After police investigated it was later revealed he had ordered a prostitute and had ordered the Mohammed Ali package which included the “Rope a Dope”.

Bullshit

Prayin for u

😲 rope around his neck?

This is terrible and sad. My heart goes out to him and his own and I hope justice and due process prevails for them as well as us, as a nation.

Chicago PD disputes the use of racial and homophobic slurs and claims it appears that part was added by the media... At it again?

Chicago PD say Jussie Smollett was NOT able to identify the race of his attackers, and did NOT report that they said 'This is MAGA Country.' More FakeNews to smear Trump supporters

RACISM/HATE IS SOOO UGLYYYY!!!

This is FakeNews CPD denied that claim. No MAGA involved at all. Retract your false headline.

So sad that someone can have so much hate 😞 Our hearts are with you Jussie.

The perpetrators should be ridiculed and vilified for their opinions, as should all people with similar opinions!

This just goes to show you how far MAGA has gone. In a city that is predominantly black and votes overwhelmingly liberal there are pairs of white men in ski masks hanging outside of subway restaurants in the Chicago area at 2 am on a sub -15 degree night. Armed with nooses and

This is laughable. Why will such a big actor allow a rope to be placed around his neck. Was he sleeping then.

My god,if this turns out true,then what a sad commentary of the racial hate and bigotry that has subsumed America. This is not supposed to be who we are! We are being driven apart by the evil in government. Stand Up America...say NO to hate!

Very sad. Hate is NEVER the answer.

Let’s see the video surveillance

Anything to get the attention off of Covington it seems

I’ll wait for the investigation to conclude before commenting. Too many turn out to be false.

I agree this seems to be too concidental considering the media screw up with the Covington story, this almost seems like a story to save face. The story doesn’t add up apparently two guys “randomly” attacked and were waiting yet recognized him

CNN making claims that are unsubstantiated? No way!!!

Everything on CNN is racially motivated anymore

cant just stop light from shining ,good ur ok brother men

SenatorDurbin our beautiful city has now fallen victim to white supremacy 😨😨🤔

First of all, where is the camera?

Geez. WTF? Horrible.

Time to implement the 48 hour rule. Wait 48 hours for judgement on what happened. Saves a lot of fake outrage.

Maybe Chicago is simply done defending the lgbtq that's cost the city of Chicago more than it was ever worth, while it should be defending the childeren the lgbtq has harmed, did ya ever think of that. 'My opinion, and feel God is with me on this.

... and they dropped their KKK hoods and their lit torches when they escaped. Please😂

Disgusting attack in every way. ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜

OMG

I have read a dozen different articles about this attack, and not one of them has given the location of the attack other than to say it happened in Chicago.

I love how Trump supporters find this situation sooooo hard to believe. Guess his ribs broke themselves.

So, white supremacists who wear ski masks AND MAGA hats love Empire so much they know who he is in the dark of night after he just got off a plane from NYC, hungrian for some Subway - but still beat him & use the bleach & ropes they just happen to have as predicted the week prior

Sending prayers and positive energy to JussieSmollett 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾💖💖💖

AshtonPWoods How come no one is giving a description of the perpetrators

Waiting on more information.

Absolutely sickening that someone could do this another I pray for Jussie and I pray they catch the culprits where’s the humanity and morales

New Season of Empire starts this spring lol

JardinTaylor It was probably members of the Chicago police dept that did it

I'm sure this will end up being fake news like all the rest. fakenews

Watch 'Surprise🤔 Jussie Smollett Attack HOAX is Top Trending on Twitter' on YouTube - Fake news...more bullshit by the MSM...yeah their bunch of angry white guys mad at BLACK GAY CELEBRITIES...ATTACKING THEM YELLING TrumpCountry gmafb

They better find these low lives cuz they belong rotting for the rest of their miserable lives in prison! DISGUSTING

This is so so so disturbing 🤮

I will wait to hear more

Be very careful about these accusations. Most R made up by Minorities themselves.

100% on. the. Level.

Can you say Tawana Brawley ....... I knew that you could

Wow, I hope the criminal is punished by the Law

This is a really weird story, seems concocoted to cover up something else. I look forward to seeing evidence, surveillance video & corroborating information.

If true this is horrible but my guess is more fake news from CNN

Fake.

So 'Empire' needs a ratings boost! Calling BS here!

:(

So why are you not covering this on the news? Ridiculous!

I hope they find them! My heart goes out to you,

Call me crazy, but the idea of people wandering around the 24 hour Subway deli carrying rope and bleach in the freezing cold just so they can terrorize a black guy in the name of MAGA seems like a reach. Especially in Chicago, aka Obama Country. Security footage from Subway?

1 imagine if people cared about all the violence in Chicago with this much outrage. 2 this is one the most unbelievable stories of all time if you can filter out the blind hatred you have for the President.

I nominate him for an oscar for his playing the victim......

Why is it that the Chicago Police and Fake News 100% ignore the thousands shot and killed each year in Chicago ? I am not taking away from this star getting attacked. But this is one person, not like the 5000+ shot in Chicago each year. LiberalHypocrisy maga

I just don't get any of it ever!!! Especially adding the tag line of one of the most loud hate dividing crooks!

If accurate than its totally disgusting and I hope they get the people who did it. But as the past few years have shown us let’s wait for the facts and truth to come out.

So the bad guys just happened To be outside his place at 2 am in the freezing temperature when he came out for a 2am snack?

Finally, reporting on black crime victims in chicago. Weird that he was located by such haters who had lots of tools to assault him with. 🚩

This incident will knock those smirking kids from KY out of the news

He won't win any awards for that fictional screenplay.

100% chance that this didn’t happen as described...

Omg that’s so fucked up i hope he’s okay

I hope they catch the bastards and everything is ok with JussieSmollett, such a talent!

a HATE crime, call it what it is.

Bs

Bad if true but what in the hell was he walking around Chicago early this morning in subzero temps and someone happened to be out looking to commit a hate crime at that time? And he is a celebrity? I hope I’m wrong but...

This story is really fishy...

This is incredibly fucked up

Awful just awful!! Hope they get the animals that did this

despicable!

If this ridiculous excuse for a man and president had any sense of doing the right thing, he would immediately denounce this AND ALL OTHER hate crimes in the name of MAGA. He just ignores them all which speaks volumes

Disgusting

Orchestrated self publicity stunt

So sorry this happened. 😞. No one deserves to be attacked.

he should have stayed at the airport, take advantage of the food court, like the Mayor told him and everyone else to do.

How cold was it in Chicago last night So 2 guys were just walking around with a noose in subzero weather looking for black guys at the Subway? Who even thinks of this fuckery?

Can't believe these accusations nowadays. It's too easy to make a phony claim, to generate sympathy for one's identity (i.e., homosexual or black).

Lets see if the media tries to convince us this is not a hate crime.

Prayers for Jussie! I don’t know him or even heard of him but I can I love you because you are a human being and deserve the love from another human being.

Sad

I'm gonna jump the gun again, and blame white boys. Trump's Chicago everyone.

MAGA imbeciles......

I don't believe it ever happened.

This is horrible ! Praying JussieSmollett has a quick recovery, and the these evil individuals face judgment.

In Chicago!! Other than the thousands upon thousands of African Americans that MURDER each other every year it's supposed to be a tolerant city!! Sad day. I truly hope he recovers quickly.

I wanna know how he knew they were white. And why would anyone have a rope and clorox in tow?

Sickening and unacceptable disgusting!

_bellann and they poured a chemical on him 😡😡

nickfang00 :(

This makes me 😡

I hope this very talented and seemingly lovely individual knows there’s a whole other world of people who love and support and I hope that helps even a little. Treating someone like this HAS TO STOP!

This story is such bullshit

All Trump supporters celebrate this as patriotic.

He should have put bullets in their asses. These racist bastards ain’t dumb they attack in packs won’t do it 1 on 1 without a weapon they know the ass whoppin they would receive would be historical. Be tough and do the shit 1 on 1 alone. True bitch made shit

How did he get away?

dayummm! wtf!

MAGA strikes again !

And FoxNews and realDonaldTrump are nowhere to be found

I CANNOT EVEN. I'm praying for swift and painful retribution and the impeachment of their underlord.

What is a... Lynching ?

I wonder how el trumpito will respond to his MAGA platform used in hate crimes. some president I tell you what.

To call this a “possible” hate crime is ludicrous. Welcome to Trump’s America. The investigation should include questioning your POTUS and VP- they are the ones spreading the hate that fuels these types of attacks

People are just horrible. Prayers🙏🏻🙏🏻😔

It's been 70 years since the end of WWII and the start of the Civil Rights Movement, yet we're still talking about Nazis and KKK tactics in 2019. What the actual fuck.

Another example of Trumps version of America. It’s sickening and my heart goes out to this young man. I pray for his speedy recovery both physical and psychological. There are NOT good people “on both sides” but many good people who accept others as they are. Gd bless!

Trump has us back in 1800's...just disgusting. Im so sorry this happened. I would not stop seeking justice ...all the way to the white hood in the WH. Mthr fkr has everyone messed up.

Maga am I right?

So this is MAGA, huh? Disgusting.

Waiting for some actual evidence. Story is implausible.

They better be. This is a hate crime and should be charged as once when these criminals are caught

I was one of those people who truly thought stuff like this didn’t happen anymore. Then came Trump.

Hoax. Don't believe these fake stories.

Looks like he was hanging out in the wrong part of Chicago. Which is pretty much every part.

Welcome to Trump’s America.

wtf

You know this is going to turn out to be fake.

Why on Earth would he let someone put a rope around his neck. FakeNewsCNN LearnToCode pigmentmeansnothing

Another right wing terrorists attack. And no comment from racist realDonaldTrump.

Seems he was almost lynched

Fellow Americans We R in dire times & we need 2 ensure we don’t continue down same path. time for tolerance, unity and understanding of the fact that R all created equal and capable of love and that we MUST stop hatred that seems 2 have eroded our hearts. jussiesmollet we ❤️ U

i loveCNN news

Total scums! And then they complain why MAGA gear is seen as white supremacy!

Outrageous on every Level, thank GOD he is okay...

unbelievable!

Shady AF

Dear MAGAts...

Wow guess this is what it means to be a maga supporter

This is truly disgusting. I hope those involved are punished by the full extent of the law.

Can’t wait to see who did it. All the people here jumping to conclusions like they did with the girl in Texas and the kids in DC have not learned their lesson yet.

Is 243 years of American History not racist enough? Do not people think it is time something changes and the Alt Right Neo Nazi Confederates are put down ? It is against the law to fly a Nazi flag in Germany. Its time to put that Flag down or we are going back to 1861.

Let me guess, the suspects own red baseball caps?

Fake MAGA. Not buying it!

It's a hoax.

Hi ImMrMeseeks LookAtMe They're using real actors for their hate crime hoaxes now?

Your article leaves out the detail about the assailants wearing MAGA hats.

Why is CNN reporting obviously fake news?

Sorry not jumping the gun on this one, I need proof now.

😬😢😬😢

I have questions...

Horrific

If you really think it was a true trump supporter, you need to open your eyes.

Thanks racists what a disgrace. Trump has done this

Wtf? A rope?!

Why is tmz reporting they yelled “you’re in maga country” but you aren’t?

People need 2 look at the gun laws 4 their state.... I will NEVER live in a state, which won’t allow me 2 at least CONCEAL carry ... facts if more states were open carry, it may deter crime, it all comes down 2 who’s quicker... on the draw 🤫 follow MrColionNoir

I smell B.S...

MAGA = hate

TF, mount up y'all

It’s 2019 & people still need to worry about this crap. It boggles my mind. Just mind your own business. This is insane. Why can’t people just be accepting and not hate?

your next fake hate crime aimed at attacking white people, CNN?

'There are good people on both sides' *shakes head sadly*

Sick ‼️‼️🤬🤬🤬

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