Jussie Smollett

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am really troubled that he was ready to let those two brothers take the wrap for him.

Me too! That part is disgusting.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I work for a FOX affiliate & I'm here to tell you that Jussie was DEFINITELY fired.

Of course, the network is backtracking now & "exploring their options."

This is their way of saying "uhhh, we F'ed up royally & jumped the gun, so if we let you come back to the network in some capacity with a pay raise, will you PLEASE not sue us??"

This was all because Terrence Howard had a diva moment & wanted Jussie fired right now yesterday, absolutely immediately!

As the star of the show, he put major pressure on Lee Daniels, Danny Strong, Francie Calfo & all of the FOX execs that if they didn't fire Jussie that Terrence would walk & the fans would walk away with him. Empire's numbers have dropped way down from Season one from 25M viewers per show, to less than 5M now (and that's prior to this whole mess). They got scared & caved to his demands.

The quote below is by far the most entertaining part about their F up.

"Shortly after he was charged and released on bond, the network issued a statement that they were "exploring their options."

I always hated Terrence Howard. I was happy when he was kicked off the Ironman series.

He is not a diva he is schizophrenic so I don't think the post above is really an insider because they would know that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Guess we'll never know the real story because the records have been sealed.

which is WEIRD! If he claimed he was so innocent, why the need to seal the case?

You'd think he'd want everyone to know of his "innocence."

He's a lying fool who got his way, and everyone - except for the morons - knows it.

lol

Everyone knows he's not innocent. Everyone knows he bought his way out of being guilty.

No, everyone does not know that he isn’t innocent. You can only speak for yourself.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I work for a FOX affiliate & I'm here to tell you that Jussie was DEFINITELY fired.

Of course, the network is backtracking now & "exploring their options."

This is their way of saying "uhhh, we F'ed up royally & jumped the gun, so if we let you come back to the network in some capacity with a pay raise, will you PLEASE not sue us??"

This was all because Terrence Howard had a diva moment & wanted Jussie fired right now yesterday, absolutely immediately!

As the star of the show, he put major pressure on Lee Daniels, Danny Strong, Francie Calfo & all of the FOX execs that if they didn't fire Jussie that Terrence would walk & the fans would walk away with him. Empire's numbers have dropped way down from Season one from 25M viewers per show, to less than 5M now (and that's prior to this whole mess). They got scared & caved to his demands.

The quote below is by far the most entertaining part about their F up.

"Shortly after he was charged and released on bond, the network issued a statement that they were "exploring their options."

I always hated Terrence Howard. I was happy when he was kicked off the Ironman series.

He is not a diva he is schizophrenic so I don't think the post above is really an insider because they would know that.

Oh! Still never liked TH, but knowing he has an illness, maybe I can try to be more understanding.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Criminal justice system is pay for play. If you're rich you'll get off.

I believe he was guilty

yep

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I work for a FOX affiliate & I'm here to tell you that Jussie was DEFINITELY fired.

Of course, the network is backtracking now & "exploring their options."

This is their way of saying "uhhh, we F'ed up royally & jumped the gun, so if we let you come back to the network in some capacity with a pay raise, will you PLEASE not sue us??"

This was all because Terrence Howard had a diva moment & wanted Jussie fired right now yesterday, absolutely immediately!

As the star of the show, he put major pressure on Lee Daniels, Danny Strong, Francie Calfo & all of the FOX execs that if they didn't fire Jussie that Terrence would walk & the fans would walk away with him. Empire's numbers have dropped way down from Season one from 25M viewers per show, to less than 5M now (and that's prior to this whole mess). They got scared & caved to his demands.

The quote below is by far the most entertaining part about their F up.

"Shortly after he was charged and released on bond, the network issued a statement that they were "exploring their options."

I always hated Terrence Howard. I was happy when he was kicked off the Ironman series.

He is not a diva he is schizophrenic so I don't think the post above is really an insider because they would know that.

Oh! Still never liked TH, but knowing he has an illness, maybe I can try to be more understanding.

Er, he has been diagnosed by Dr. Reddit. Doesn't mean he's not schizophrenic, but he doesn't have a diagnosis (or hasn't said that he does). He just acts nuts.

[Anonymous]

The man was indicted by a grand jury. The Chicago PD stands by the arrest. The prosecuting attorney, a friend of Smollets family, said the case is being dropped in light of Smollets community service and forfeiture of bond.

The mayor of Chicago has called this a whitewashing if justice.

We should all be outraged, as this guy should have had his day in court. It appears that there is a special justice system for those that are connected.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The man was indicted by a grand jury. The Chicago PD stands by the arrest. The prosecuting attorney, a friend of Smollets family, said the case is being dropped in light of Smollets community service and forfeiture of bond.

The mayor of Chicago has called this a whitewashing if justice.

We should all be outraged, as this guy should have had his day in court. It appears that there is a special justice system for those that are connected.

going forward is a waste.

Worse case scenario he made a false report to police. BFD

[Anonymous]

Whatever. His reputation is still ruined and I doubt he’ll work again.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The man was indicted by a grand jury. The Chicago PD stands by the arrest. The prosecuting attorney, a friend of Smollets family, said the case is being dropped in light of Smollets community service and forfeiture of bond.

The mayor of Chicago has called this a whitewashing if justice.

We should all be outraged, as this guy should have had his day in court. It appears that there is a special justice system for those that are connected.

going forward is a waste.

Worse case scenario he made a false report to police. BFD

Why don’t you think making a false report to the police is a big deal?

[Anonymous]

Corrupt Chicago, business as usual.

[Anonymous]

The Smollett thread in politics has some additional info.

[Anonymous]

So has the case been reopened into finding his attackers, as well as who sent that letter?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So has the case been reopened into finding his attackers, as well as who sent that letter?

last I read - The FBI will be investigating the letter, but I think the case will just disappear, as the person-power wasted on Jussie stole time from real cases. Plus, there are NO attackers. not real ones, at least

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The Smollett thread in politics has some additional info.

The thread in politics is gone. Deleted.