The farce continues…
Jussie Smollett’s lawyer, Tina Glandian, appeared on the TODAY show this week to explain why her client mistook his alleged attackers for being white when they were actually black.
In an interview with Savannah Guthrie yesterday, Glandian suggested that the reason Smollett didn’t recognize his alleged attackers, who are believed to be brothers Abel and Ola Osundairo, was because they were in “disguise.”
What sort of “disguise,” you ask?
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Whiteface!
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In his police report, Smollett claimed one of his attackers was wearing a ski mask but he saw “pale or white skin” around the eyes.
“He only saw one of the attackers,” Glandian said. “One of them he didn’t see. He saw one through a ski mask. Again, he could not see their body. Everything was covered, and he had a full ski mask on except the area around the eyes.”
“He thought it was white or pale skin, that’s what he initially said,” she continued. “Obviously, you can disguise that. You can put make-up on.”
In an effort to prove her absolutely bonkers theory, Glandian pointed to a 2016 YouTube video featuring Abel Osundairo wearing white makeup as he performs a Joker monologue.
“There’s a video,” she said. “It took me all of five minutes when I was looking into the brothers, to of one of the brothers in whiteface doing the Joker monologue.”
Watch.
“He at this point again has been victimized much more by what’s happened afterwards than what happened that night.”
Watch @SavannahGuthrie's full interview with Jussie Smollett's attorney, Tina Glandian. pic.twitter.com/JY2ZYHYkVU
— TODAY (@TODAYshow) March 28, 2019
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Vince
High profile and lots of $. What could be better for her. keep rolling out the BS.
iamru2
Even Avenatti is doing some serious eye rolling over this one!
Hussain-TheCanadian
Smollette needs to stop tempting fate, and shut the F up – He should stop talking, and work on himself, and career, which is currently on fire.
Brian
That is literally the only explanation he could give for saying they were white, so I’m not surprised that she put this out there.
Josh447
… as Empire continues to plummet in the ratings. Good going Jussie.
Brian
I can’t wait to see how supportive his castmates are after Empire is cancelled in May and those nice network paychecks disappear. Something tells me a few of them will have opinions that they will finally be able to get off their chest.
Kieran
Tina must really think she’s dealing with idiots.
Rock-N-RollHS
Lol. We’ve just entered a John Waters film.
Brian
Jussie is on the phone with Kim Foxx right now. “Is this the c0cksucker residence?”
Brian
Does doing Joker makeup even count as whiteface? I mean, yeah it’s white and it’s on his face but…. it’s the Joker.
Jared MacBride
Jussie is a guy who won’t take yes for an answer. Shut up already and tell your lawyers to do the same.
Brian
I think it’s too late for that. The FBI are already investigating the circumstances that caused the charges to be dropped. Since it was Michelle Obama’s former staff member who appears to have facilitated it, things could get very interesting.
It only took one day for us to learn that Kim Foxx didn’t really recuse herself from the case, there has to be a reason they backpedaled so quickly. I predict that buzz about Michelle Obama committing obstruction of justice is going to start to grow as more information comes out. It’s really not that different than Trump having his associates solicit favors from Russians, is it?
Kangol
@Brian, you’re starting to sound like an insane person bringing Michelle Obama into a conversation about a hoaxer and comparing it to a host of people linked to treasonous behavior. A hostile foreign power hacked our 2016 election; there are few things out there comparable in US history, let alone in any other sphere. Seriously, step away from the fever swamps of FoxNews.
Brian
Dear, I’m not the one who brought Michelle Obama into this. It is a fact that Tina Tchen was a high ranking Michelle Obama staff member and it is a fact that she contacted the prosecutor, who ended up dropping all charges, on behalf of the Smollett family. That is a pretty direct line.
Right now the changes being dropped scream of a favor being done for some powerful outside source, and so far the ONLY person like that connected to the case is Michelle Obama. So please, tell me again why I’m a crazy Fox News living conspiracy theorist
BTW, aren’t you the one that also called me crazy when I said that Jussie would end up being arrested for filling a false police report about 2 weeks after the attack?
Toofie
Not to get into the Michelle Obama rabbit hole, but Tina Tchen is a former staffer of her’s. Tchen is also a friend of Jussie’s sister. Just because she’s advocating for him doesn’t mean Michelle is.
ulimarquez
Glad to see that no one is falling for Jussie’s psychotic lies. He needs to disappear but that’s a long shot since he seems to be a huge narcissist.
Polaro
Jussie got away with it almost unscathed. Best thing they can do is shut up. This only makes it worse.
Kieran
The FBI and DOJ are reportedly investigating this case at the request of the Trump administration. Federal charges may be pending. I doubt this is over. Too many people were outraged by this case of wealthy celebrity privilege.
Yooper
Hmmm where have I heard this before……
A few months ago, I took Mama to the doctor over in Snyder and they found a lemon-sized cancerous tumor on her brain.
And it was inoperable and growing rapidly. Mama asked me to tell no one and I kept her secret. ‘Til now. But it’s time to clear your name, Mama! And what happened was the tumor grew and pressed up against the… well… the .. um, sexual… part of her brain.
The tumor turned my mama into a nymphomaniac. So, I ask on behalf of my grieving family that y’all forget about the circus stand yes surrounding her death and remember her for the good Christian that she was before that tumor destroyed heath and her morality.
BGinBigD
WTF???? Would you please pass around the drugs so we can relate?
Vince
So sorry to hear your tragedy. NO one should have to deal with that. Let me know if I can help. Flowers, condoms, lube, etc.
Toofie
Jussie and his people need to KEEP QUIET. Hope this all passes.
Creamsicle
Wait, so the police are maintaining that the brothers were the men who attacked him? The same brothers who he paid with a personal check? What kind of dystopian doublethink are the Cook County police being forced to accept?
Why are cover ups so transparent now?