Now they are dragging out all Jussie’s dirty laundry.

 

 

Welp, there's his scapegoat.  Don't blame me, he could say, blame the grain alcohol!

 

Meanwhile, Promises Malibu is putting the finishing touches on his luxury rehab suite.

It was inevitable...

7 minutes ago, Khan said:

 

Meanwhile, Promises Malibu is putting the finishing touches on his luxury rehab suite.

As he sings.....

 

 

Alcohol wouldn't make anyone fabricate an attack. He'll have to claim that he's bipolar and was in a manic stage to avoid jail time.

2 minutes ago, ReddFoxx said:

Alcohol wouldn't make anyone fabricate an attack. He'll have to claim that he's bipolar and was in a manic stage to avoid jail time.

If a psychiatrist says it, I will believe it.  There is no other way I can wrap my head around why someone in his position would do this.  He had everything to lose.  It just doesn't add up unless he has a mental illness or was under the influence of narcotics. I'm not saying that means he isn't responsible. I just can't help wanting to understand the mindset.

Some (very minor) news in Jussie’s favor for once: 

 

 

ahhh but haven't the Chicago police said one thing and we find out it's something else entirely

 

7 minutes ago, Faulkner said:

 

The piece says that in his 2007 DUI he lied and said he was his brother Jake, which is sooo low. People make mistakes in tight situations, especially when you’re in your early-to-mid-20s and panicking, but to throw a sibling under the bus like that...

18 minutes ago, Faulkner said:

The piece says that in his 2007 DUI he lied and said he was his brother Jake, which is sooo low. People make mistakes in tight situations, especially when you’re in your early-to-mid-20s and panicking, but to throw a sibling under the bus like that...

Steve Greenberg, a Chicago defense attorney, said prosecutors could also file a charge of obstruction of justice. He said it was likely, though, that Smollett would be allowed to plead to a misdemeanor, and not serve jail time.

“They’re not going to ruin a guy’s life over this,” Greenberg said. “People make false reports all the time to the police. They get in a DUI, they call police and say, ‘My car was stolen.’ Ninety percent of the time, even if they’re charged with a felony, those people end up pleading to a misdemeanor.”

 

It's kind of amazing that a person could do something like this and not get in that much trouble.  Not that I think prison is the answer for something this, but at least there should be some serious community service, imo.

Just now, Juliajms said:

Steve Greenberg, a Chicago defense attorney, said prosecutors could also file a charge of obstruction of justice. He said it was likely, though, that Smollett would be allowed to plead to a misdemeanor, and not serve jail time.

“They’re not going to ruin a guy’s life over this,” Greenberg said. “People make false reports all the time to the police. They get in a DUI, they call police and say, ‘My car was stolen.’ Ninety percent of the time, even if they’re charged with a felony, those people end up pleading to a misdemeanor.”

 

It's kind of amazing that a person could do something like this and not get in that much trouble.  Not that I think prison is the answer for something this, but at least there should be some serious community service, imo.

Yeah, I was surprised that they glossed over using the USPS to commit potential faked domestic terrorism and the federal implications of that.

 

Oh dear.

 

 

Let me know how this case turns out because I just can't keep up.

 

UPDATE: Tip that Smollett, 2 brothers were together in elevator is unfounded, police say https://t.co/Mel5FMF2Vp pic.twitter.com/FSWeObHN8g

— NBC Chicago (@nbcchicago) February 19, 2019