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JUST IN: "'Empire' actor Jussie Smollett took advantage of the pain and anger of racism to promote his career," Chicago PD Superintendent Eddie Johnson says. abcn.ws/2ST8mhk
Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson on Smollett arrest: "Bogus police reports cause real harm. They do harm to every legitimate victim who's in need of support by police." abcn.ws/2ST8mhk
Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson speaks on Jussie Smollett arrest: "Chicago hosts one of the largest pride parades in the world, and we're proud of that as a police department and also as a city." abcn.ws/2ST8mhk
JUST IN: Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel on Jussie Smollett arrest: "A single individual who put their perceived self-interest ahead of these shared principles will never trump Chicago's collective spirit." abcn.ws/2ST8mhk
JUST IN: Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson: Jussie Smollett "paid $3,500 to stage this attack...The stunt was orchestrated by Smollett because he was dissatisfied with his salary." abcn.ws/2ST8mhk
"I'm also concerned about what this means moving forward for hate crimes," Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson says.

"My concern is that hate crimes will now publicly be met with a level of skepticism that previously didn't happen." abcn.ws/2ST8mhk
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I’ll add later to this thread, send the worst examples & I’ll include those when I have time later. For now all that’s been confirmed by multiple reporters is his "attackers" are not white MAGA Guys, they’re Nigerian actors from Empire & caution only @ABC7 says Jussie staged it.
Hi @oliviamunn Chicago PD currently have 2 Nigerian actors who appeared on Empire being questioned. Would you like to retract this and wait until there is a conclusive resolution? Even if @ABC7 is wrong and Jussie is in fact the victim, the perpetrators are not white MAGA guys.
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Ok I feel confident enough to call this Jussie Smollett thing a hoax now.
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> "THEY YELLED MAGA COUNTRY"
> "Both men being questioned are African American."
cwbchicago.com/2019/02/smolle…

Ooof. Well if you're a fan of shitshows, buckle up. because this is gonna hit that point real soon.
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NEW: @ABC reports Jussie Smollett told police his attackers concealed their faces and he did not identify the attackers by race. 1/2
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