Literally NOBODY is saying the story is fabricated “because he’s gay”. They’re saying it because IT’S CRAP! 2 AM, subzero windchill, and these “MAGA” guys are just out walking around with a half-assed noose and bleach, hoping to run into... who? A cast member of a hip hop soap opera who they recognize on sight?

I honestly don't recall anyone saying that he made it up because he's gay. It was more so his facts surrounding the attack that were almost too good to be true. The only logical conclusion to his facts would be that he was stalked because nobody is carrying around a noose and some bleach on the off chance that Jussie…

At least you admit that facts don’t matter. And, by the way, the two people who were arrested are black and one was an extra. His story is a lie.

It has literally already been proven. He went on GMA and doubled down on his claim that the attackers were white Trump supporters, and stated unequivocally that the attackers were the two men seen on the surveillance video. Now, it has been proven that the culprits are not only not white, but were known to Smollett.…

Still are putting out articles trying to make the Covington kids look like racist whites despite all of that being proven incorrect. Even had a follow up article saying they are still racist, but nothing written on the actual racist stuff being spewed by the ADULTS. If they want to be in permanent victimhood that’s…

I feel you, I meant the story about how this is whiteys fault anyways, is already drawn up and ready to go. Gotta get them sheep to click on the stuff they can “relate” to!

You just gonna hold on to this to the death aren’t you lol. They arrested two Nigerian Empire extras for the “beating”.

There it is. Found the 11 year old. Put your phone away it’s almost recess lil homie.

What am i not saying? I’ve been calling this out since the beginning fuck face. YOU are doing too much.

Wait Jussie is here?

Don’t tie your few brain cells in knots. Those guys were extras on Empire and friends of his. Also not white, like he explicitly said they were. He lied. Get over it.

It’s not racism. Not everything can or should be explained according to a contrived narrative. Chicagoans and anyone who knows Chicago, and I lived in that neighborhood for 5 years, felt his story had gaping holes from the onset.

This. I fully agree this sounds fishy as all get out and look I like the show along with his character the actor period. I think people really want this to be an attack by MAGA thugs the thing is it just doesn’t add up.  Not that it’s something they wouldn’t pull just in this instance how many of these guys actually…

I hope all the regulars here who called the naysayers racist, or homophobes, and got behind this douchebag just because he’s black or gay even though this was the most outlandish story ever, actually read these grays and post their walk backs because anything less is just cowardly and gives the worst possible asterisk…

“The safest thing to do was to remain silent about it until actual suspects were confirmed or charges were handed out (professional reporting notwithstanding), as the entire narrative appeared to stand on shaky ground.”

Now you ask to wait for more information? People were on here calling anyone who had doubts a racist or a homophobe. They were very certain that this actually happened, but no one said wait for more information. As the days went on this cycle continued and only now that it could be a hoax are you asking to wait for…

So many things to unpack here.

Not everyone who is having trouble buying Jussie’s story is some right wing MAGA lover. I say that because I don’t personally know anyone who would classify as that, but I know a lot of people who just don’t buy his story. Most believe he was attacked, but the nature of the attack just seems made up. When things don’t…

This was one of the dumbest articles I have ever read.  No one intelligent believed Smollett from the start because his story was unbelievable and because it promotes a narrative that both Hollywood and the media have a vested interest in.  Next you don’t have a clue what happened with the reporting from ABC and CBS. …

The two Nigerians are now formally suspects. I guess MAGA is big in Lagos these days.