A Netflix actor is peddling t-shirts on Instagram to purportedly raise money so he can sue his local newspaper for reporting about his involvement in January’s failed MAGA coup.
FBI agents raided the North Hollywood home of actor Siaka Massaquoi last week after he was seen in videos taken inside the U.S. Capitol building during the January 6 insurrection.
Massaquoi most recently appeared in two episodes of Ryan Murphy‘s super queer Netflix series Ratched, playing a priest named Father Adeyemi. His other credits include TV shows like NCIS, Lethal Weapon, and S.W.A.T., plus several appearances in short films.
Exactly why the FBI raided his home is unclear, though FBI spokesperson Laura Eimiller confirmed a search warrant was filed in advance and said that, ultimately, no one was arrested.
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Here’s a video Massaquoi shot shortly after he allegedly stormed the Capitol.
“We had the right to walk into the Capitol because it’s ours,” he says in the video. “That’s our Capitol. That’s not the politicians’ Capitol. It’s ours.”
After the raid, Massaquoi posted a video to Instagram saying he “did nothing wrong on the 6th” and accused law enforcement of trying to “paint something as wrong” when he “did nothing violent.”
Since then, he’s been begging people to send him donations on Venmo so he can “sue the sh*t out” of the Los Angeles Times for reporting on his story. He’s also selling t-shirts in an effort to raise additional funds.
According to the Los Angeles Daily News, Massaquoi took part in an anti-vaccine rally in L.A. back in January and joined a protest in support of a sports bar that refused to close during a countywide lockdown last December.
The paper says it reached out to him for comment several times, but that he never responded, and when they called his cellphone number, a woman hung up on them.
For a guy who wants to sue his local newspaper for what he feels is unfair reporting on him, you’d think Massaquoi would take reporters up on their offer to share his side of the story.
Graham Gremore is the Features Editor and a Staff Writer at Queerty. Follow him on Twitter @grahamgremore.
WSnyder
If he had a solid case against a Newspaper, ANY reputable lawyer would take his case with a very low retainer and collect their fee and expenses from the settlement. A ‘weak’ case is where he’d have to hire one and pay them hourly with expenses.
Sounds like this guy is trying to cash in and I wouldn’t be surprised if his acting career just went poof.
Hdtex
Silly MAGAt thinks we won’t shut him down. Kiss your career goodbye.
Matthewnow
A big sloppy kiss. But no tongue.
Chrisk
Is this dumbass related to the other dumbass that was going to play in the color purple or something? Both took on Queer parts. One was viscously anti gay and this one probably as well.
Really glad that a black man is standing up for white American superiority though. I mean that’s the whole point of the insurrection after all.
Dijonaise
If you are a gay or black republican, the quickest way to way to get what you want is eat lead. Why wait for these nazis to round you up in a gulag?
MissTerri
Such a Colorful individual!!!!!!!!
Hdtex
Miss Terri is doing her part by selling $5.00 trips up her hershey highway. Few takers though as she’s never clean. Human GARBAGE.
mailliw110
But not Har-larry-ous?
Fahd
For me, it’s difficult to discern whether these marginally successful actors who embrace fringe, cultish political stances are sincere or whether they are just looking for a niche fan base to buy their t-shirts etc. On the one hand, maybe they’re mentally ill; on the other, maybe they’re the most cynical of showmen. I suppose he wants to raise money to sue the Los Angeles Times so he can prove to us all that entering the Capital as part of the violent January 6, 2021 insurrection was an innocent act (not going to happen). So, I’m back to he’s either mentally ill or he wants to dupe a bunch of Trumpsters out of t-shirt money.
TMBisAOK
Have you watched his videos? Hes not that good of an actor to be trying to dupe the Trumpsters. He is full on one of them.
toddlicious
Did the fbi raid your home? Yes. Did you participate in illegal activity? Yes. Do you deserve the punishment for this under the law? Yes. Think you can sue a newspaper for reporting it? LMAO! No. Fool.
Kevan1
LMAO! Dumb bunny.
Joseph1971
Toddlicious is correct on every point. Sorry folks but this actor’s career is over and even the thought that the FBI might not catch him shows how delusional he is.
Invader7
So yesterday….
Kangol2
Based on his social media posts, the anti-vaxx Qrapola he spews, and his participation in the January 6, 2021 attempted Q-oup for Don the Q-on, he comes off as a more than a little Q-razy! Or as they used to say, nuttier than a fruitQake!
Chrisk
It is amazing that these cultists just thought they’d just take over the capital without any repercussions. Yes this dumbass ended his hollywood career over night. I still don’t think he comprehends the damage.
Rich85
Well at least we won’t ever have to watch him on TV ever again since he has now rendered his acting career over. Bye girl!!!
mastik8
You can’t fix stupid.