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CNN’s Don Lemon allegedly sent Jussie Smollett texts informing him of police investigation

December 11, 2021 - CNN anchor Don Lemon allegedly sent disgraced actor Jussie Smollett texts during the Chicago Police Department’s investigation of his alleged hoax hate crime.

(Article by Paul Bois republished from Breitbart.com)

Testifying at his own trial on Monday, the former Empire star Jussie Smollett reportedly said under oath that he received a text message from Don Lemon informing him that Chicago police did not believe his account of what happened the night he claimed to have been ...

Brothers involved in Jussie Smollett ‘MAGA hate crime’ hoax admit their role, say he wanted to be ‘poster child for activism’

March 19, 2023 -

In January 2019, Smollett claimed that he was attacked by two white supremacist Trump supporters in a racially-motivated hate crime near his Chicago apartment during a polar vortex. The incident sparked outrage from activists and the media, Fox News reported. In December 2021, Smollett was convicted of five felony counts of disorderly conduct, and in March 2022, he was sentenced to 150 days in county jail.

Brothers Abimbola "Bola" and Olabinjo "Ola" Osundairo, ...

Judge approves a “special prosecutor” in Jussie Smollett hate hoax case; criminal charges against Smollett a possibility

June 22, 2019 -

You may recall that, for the better part of February, the country was taken in by Smollett’s claims that two white guys in iconic red Make America Great Again hats assaulted him early one frosty morning in Chicago, using racial epithets and homophobic slurs during the alleged attack.

As it turned out, Smollett was lying about the attack: Two black men arrested in the case told Chicago Police that Smollett paid them to rough him up and help him stage the attack for the purpose ...

Will Hollywood celebs who pushed “fake noose” hate crime hoax now apologize to the world for propagating a LIE?

February 17, 2019 -

To review, Smollett, 36, initially claimed Jan. 29 he was attacked around 2 a.m. by two white males who shouted racial and homophobic slurs, poured a bleach-like substance on him, and who said he was in “MAGA country” while placing a noose around his neck.

After the alleged attack, security video at his upscale apartment complex caught him entering the building holding his Subway sandwich and sporting the noose (which he still had on when police arrived to take his ...

Prosecutor: Jussie Smollett orchestrated ‘fake hate crime’ to look like attack by supporters of Donald Trump

December 06, 2021 -

(Article republished from Breitbart.com)

Smollett has maintained he was attacked in downtown Chicago in January 2019 by supporters of then-President Donald Trump, a report that ignited political and ideological divisions around the country. But special prosecutor Dan Webb said the actor recruited two brothers to help him carry out the fake attack, then reported it to Chicago police, who classified it as a hate crime and spent 3,000 staff hours on the investigation.

“When ...

Chicago detective: Jussie Smollett scheduled meeting ‘on the low,’ paid for supplies, held ‘dry run’ before ‘attack’

December 11, 2021 -

(Article republished from Breitbart.com)

Taking the stand as prosecutors began their case against Smollett, former Chicago police detective Michael Theis said he initially viewed the actor as a victim of a homophobic and racist attack and that police “absolutely” didn’t rush to judgment as Smollett’s defense attorney alleged during opening statements Monday.

Theis said roughly two dozen detectives clocked some 3,000 hours on what they thought was a “horrible ...

Chicago detective: Jussie Smollett scheduled meeting ‘on the low,’ paid for supplies, held ‘dry run’ before ‘attack

December 06, 2021 -

(Article republished from Breitbart.com)

Taking the stand as prosecutors began their case against Smollett, former Chicago police detective Michael Theis said he initially viewed the actor as a victim of a homophobic and racist attack and that police “absolutely” didn’t rush to judgment as Smollett’s defense attorney alleged during opening statements Monday.

Theis said roughly two dozen detectives clocked some 3,000 hours on what they thought was a “horrible ...

It was a HOAX! Jussie Smollett hate crime “attack” was staged, say police… actual police work unmasked flimsy plot to stoke racial hatred across America – UPDATED

February 16, 2019 -

Now it's increasingly obvious the entire thing was staged. As PJ Media now reports in breaking news:

On Saturday night, Chicago Police confirmed to PJ Media that the testimonies of two black men arrested in the case of "Empire" star Jussie Smollett have flipped the story. Rather than considering Smollett the victim of an attack, it appears that police may now see him as the perpetrator of a hoax.

"The Chicago Police Department believe Empire actor Jussie Smollett ...