I'm posting the story from Breitbart because they report the details a bit differently than every other outlet (and I read around six of them).
https://www.breitbart.com/entertainment/...me-attack/
The "MAGA country", "fa****t n****r" and noose details were only printed by Breitbart, from what I could find. The reason I bring this up is that these are the aspects of the crime that I find a bit..... Hollywood.
So, as far as we know:
two white racists just happened to recognize a gay black actor (whom I'd never heard of since I've never seen Empire)
at 2AM while leaving a restaurant
in Chicago,
during a cold snap that has most people cooped up indoors,
and happened to have ski masks, a noose and bleach on them,
and assaulted their victim while shouting something that sounds like bad Hollywood writing?
It's entirely possible Breitbart got the details wrong and this was in fact a run of the mill hate crime. But assuming these details are the same as those given to the police, well...
I think you all know where this is going.
https://www.breitbart.com/entertainment/...me-attack/
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Empire star Jussie Smollett has been hospitalized after a “possible racially charged” attack by two men at a Subway store, the Chicago Police Department has confirmed.
According to TMZ, Jussie Smollett returned to Chicago from New York at around 2am, at which point he went to eat at his local subway. As he left the store, two men reportedly shouted at him: “Aren’t you that faggot ‘Empire’ n*****?”
“The 2 men — both white and wearing ski masks — viciously attacked Jussie as he fought back, but they beat him badly and fractured a rib,” the outlet alleged. “They put a rope around his neck, poured bleach on him and as they left they yelled, ‘This is MAGA country.'”
Smollett was taken to Northwestern Memorial for treatment and was discharged later Tuesday morning.
In a statement, Chicago Police Department Chief Spokesman Anthony Gugliemi described the incident as a “possible racially-charged assault and battery,” and they would treat the investigation as a possible hate crime.
“Overnight, the Chicago Police Department received a report of a possible racially-charged assault and battery involving a cast member of the television show Empire,” Gugliemi said. “Given the severity of the allegations, we are taking this investigation very seriously and treating it as a possible hate crime. Detectives are currently working to gather video, identify potential witnesses and establish an investigative timeline.”
Although some claim the attack was racially motivated, there are also claims it was an attack on Smollett’s sexuality. In March 2015, the 35-year-old actor came out as gay in an interview with Ellen DeGeneres, similar to his character Jamal Lyon. He has yet to publicly comment on Monday’s incident.
The "MAGA country", "fa****t n****r" and noose details were only printed by Breitbart, from what I could find. The reason I bring this up is that these are the aspects of the crime that I find a bit..... Hollywood.
So, as far as we know:
two white racists just happened to recognize a gay black actor (whom I'd never heard of since I've never seen Empire)
at 2AM while leaving a restaurant
in Chicago,
during a cold snap that has most people cooped up indoors,
and happened to have ski masks, a noose and bleach on them,
and assaulted their victim while shouting something that sounds like bad Hollywood writing?
It's entirely possible Breitbart got the details wrong and this was in fact a run of the mill hate crime. But assuming these details are the same as those given to the police, well...
I think you all know where this is going.