Actor Jussie Smollett has lashed out at critics who have compared him to a Virginia sixth grader who faked a hate crime.
Amari Allen, a student at Immanuel Christian School, a private K-12 school, in Fairfax, Virginia, reported last week that three white sixth grade boys pinned her to the ground and cut off her dreadlocks. The incident later turned out to be a hoax after surveillance footage did not reveal any such attack, and after Allen acknowledged she made up the story.
Following the revelations that Allen had created a hoax, Instagrammer Derrick Jackson chided Smollett with the quip “Jussie really is a trendsetter,” in reference to Smollett’s own alleged faking of a hate crime earlier this year. This prompted the embattled actor to lash out with his own response.
“With all due respect brother, y’all can clown me all you want but my story has actually never changed and I haven’t lied about a thing,” Smollett quipped in his response.
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He continued: “Y’all can continue to be misinformed, internalized sheep, who believe what actual proven liars feed you or you can read the actual docs. Either way, Imma be alright. I know me and what happened. You don’t. So carry on. All love.”
Smollett had initially claimed that two men attacked him on the streets of Chicago this January, tying a noose around his neck, dousing him with bleach and beating him.
After an immense outpouring of public sympathy and international media attention, a police investigation and surveillance footage later revealed that Smollett had faked the hate crime, having paid his two “attackers” to stage the incident. The two men have since sued Smollett for defamation.
The actor was also indicted on grand jury charges for filing a false police report, though his lawyers negotiated a settlement. The actor forfeited a $10,000 bond and will have to complete 16 hours of community service.
The scandal resulted in Smollett’s firing from his role on the show Empire. The FBI has is also launching its own investigation as to why charges against Smollett were dropped.
Related: WATCH: Damning new footage of Jussie Smollett from night of alleged attack
Cam
Uh Oh, get ready for the troll accounts to appear, they LOVE a story where they can attack black people. And a black GAY guy in the same post? It’s troll heaven!!
That said, not sure Smollet was the inspiration for her to lie, he got caught and fired. Not the best example if you want to fake an assault.
rustyiam
That’s your takeaway from this moron and his kind? I guess you condone convicting innocent people of horrific crimes im not surprised though the way you are always the first to point a finger at others , likely to deflect attention away from yourself!
Heywood Jablowme
@rustyiam: DCguy faked his own death. And Cam got the insurance money. LOL.
Cam
@rustyiam
Awwww, how sweet, the right wing troll account is still obsessed with me.
Sweetie, you’re welcome to point to anything I said that supports your vague obsessive comment.
Now go back to staring at the pictures of me you have on your wall and crying.
Aires the Ram
@Cam: Another one of your attempts to pre-empt the fact that somebody on here will disagree with you, and another one of your tirades about “right wing troll accounts” and “bigots”. Those two things being anyone you disagree with. But nothing of substance, EVER.
jcoberkrom
Poor Smollett. Poor choices and no spine.
justgeo
JUST pull the chain on a poor dude named Jussie. Never hot good or worth the $$$ paid. Good Bye!!!!
ShowMeGuy
The experience of Smollett should have served as a cautionary tale. Maybe dreadlock-haircut girl just wasn’t paying attention.
Sister Bertha Bedderthanyu
Unless I read this wrong it was a Twitter account that posted that suggestion and it went viral? This is a perfect example of why I say this social media garage has gotten out of hand. I thought for sure when I saw the title it was the little girl who made the claim but I bet that poor little girl probably has no idea who Jussie is or what he did. People, get a grip on yourselves. For all intents and purposes this is a non story or a made to order story for social media in order to get some one recognized for all of three seconds of fame.
Crystix
Is it just me or does Jussie sound just like Trump after getting caught with his hand in the cookie jar?
“Y’all can continue to be misinformed, internalized sheep, who believe what actual proven liars feed you or you can read the actual docs. Either way, Imma be alright. I know me and what happened. You don’t. FAKE NEWS”
Heywood Jablowme
Good call. No it’s not just you! Although I might get a kick out of seeing Trump tweet “Imma be alright” and “Y’all,” I think only he and his Trumpt@ards should use the term “FAKE NEWS.” The news is real; the president is fake.
I hadn’t been aware that Jussie’s official position is still that he did NOT lie and the fake story really happened – even though he’s already been indicted and agreed to a sentence for making it up! That sounds very Trump-ian too.
Cam
If he is going to get outraged that people think he’s guilty, maybe he shouldn’t have plead out and done community service. That seems to indicate that he plead guilty.
Toofie
Yeah, so innocent he had to do community service…
Vince
Is there even one person left besides his mother that thinks he’s innocent?
davidjohng
Just another delusional, ego maniac actor who will do anything for attention. He comes from a show business family so all of this delusion and need for attention is part of his “family culture and family mental health issues”, He was raised in it,
richybruce
Puleeze gurl! You set back gay and black hate crimes 50 years with your made up Lifetime move drama just to get some attention, or a raise or whatever you were looking to accomplish. Sit down Miss Smollett, no one cares about you anymore.