Actor Jussie Smollett, aka “the gay Tupac,” most likely lied about the assault he claims he experienced last year. A new order from a judge in Chicago will likely prove it once and for all.
What We Know:
- The two search warrants signed off ordered Google to turn over a year’s worth of files and historical data regarding the actor’s Gmail address. It included but was not limited to: private messages, sent emails, drafts, deleted messages, all geo-location, and geo-tagging data.
- Smollett was prosecuted on 16 counts of disorderly conduct in March 2019, but just weeks later, the office of Cook County State Attorney Kim Foxx dismissed the case without a plea.
- Last year, the Chicago police already thought they had nailed down proof Smollett was lying about the attack and that he had staged it himself in conjunction with two acquaintances. A grand jury agreed with the police, slapping Smollett with a dozen charges.
- As far as the State Attorney’s ethical choice in dropping the charges is concerned, he technically didn’t do anything wrong. Questioning the legitimacy of Smollett’s story demanded further investigation.
- The only reason there’s a special prosecutor looking into his case is because the Cook County prosecutor abruptly determined that it wasn’t pursuing it, despite the significant evidence against Smollett’s fake hate crime.
The mere thought that a black man could get away with playing the victim of a racial attack, would upset even the most racially tolerant people. Moreover, the fact that his celebrity status may have put him in favor with the state’s attorney, has only caused more distress.
