IL - Actor Jussie Smollett allegedly attacked in hate crime Jan 2019 #5 Smollett indicted”

[JDG]

the show was renewed for another season. JS won't be on it but his contract was renewed IIRC

 

[MsJosie]

'Empire' to end after Season 6 with 'no plans' to bring Jussie Smollett back

There will be a season 6. JS will not be on season 6.
Season 6 is the LAST season for the show ‘Empire’. Then it will be reruns and reruns, maybe. IMO the show will not be going into reruns right away. Maybe shelved for a few years,

IMO, what JS was involved in got the show cancelled, put his acting friends out of a job after Season 6. IMO he doesn’t not really care. He just hopes he gets out of testifying in any heatings for Foxx.

 

[squareandrabbet]

'Empire' to end after Season 6 with 'no plans' to bring Jussie Smollett back

There will be a season 6. JS will not be on season 6.
Season 6 is the LAST season for the show ‘Empire’. Then it will be reruns and reruns, maybe. IMO the show will not be going into reruns right away. Maybe shelved for a few years,

IMO, what JS was involved in got the show cancelled, put his acting friends out of a job after Season 6. IMO he doesn’t not really care. He just hopes he gets out of testifying in any heatings for Foxx.

Ah, thank you. Well, that is surprising and thoughtful on the part of the network. This way the creators have ample time to conclude their stories without leaving things unresolved for viewers.

 

[mickey2942]

https://nypost.com/2019/05/15/chica...ling-false-police-report-gets-smollett-judge/

Now, this article is worth reading, an alderman in Chicago was charged with filing a false police report, and will be seen by the same judge as Smollett. Do note the pictures in the article.

 

[Blondie in Spokane]

So, I guess since it’s been four months since this charade took place, the postal inspector came up with nothing re the fake letter?

 

[Puzzles8]

I think that this particular case is political dynamite. Maybe with nitroglycerin added. We haven't even begun to see all of the potential layers here.

That is an understatement.....
And the layers will get to national levels.

 

[Mauig’ma]

Jussie really should get best acting award imo. Best acting I’ve seen in a long time. Look at the mess he’s made. It’s only fair he should pay the price.

 

[Elley Mae]

Ex-judge calling for probe of Smollett case files new motions, blasts Kim Foxx

https://pagesix.com/2019/05/22/retired-judge-calls-for-special-prosecutor-to-probe-smollett-case/


“Tax supported attorneys are to do the business of the people — not protect the State’s Attorney in disobeying the law,” O’Brien wrote in her filing to knock public lawyers off State Attorney Kim Foxx’s legal team in her suit for a special prosecutor, The Chicago Sun Times reported.

 

[mickey2942]

That is an understatement.....
And the layers will get to national levels.

I guess that the "White Powder" letter investigation was just dropped into a round filing bin. Seems like that entire situation disappeared. Using the federal mail system for a terrorist attack with white powder, just goes away...that takes some very high political clout.

This article has an excellent timeline for the Smollett case.
A Complete Timeline of the Jussie Smollett Case

It looks like the next drama in this case will be...
1. Unsealing the court records.
2. Ongoing litigation by city of Chicago for financial damages.
3. The federal lawsuit by the Osundario (?), brothers for defamation.

I am particularly interested in the court case that was dropped, Jussie was supposed to do some "community service", as far as I know, that does not include things done previously. And Jussie left immediately for Hawaii, then moved to California...how many hours of "Community Service" did he perform and where was it done?

I think that will be interesting to watch, because courts are usually sticklers for "Community Service", like you do it, or face a sentence. If they let Smollett slide out of that, it has ramifications for other cases involving "Community Service".

 

[Trident]

I think that will be interesting to watch, because courts are usually sticklers for "Community Service", like you do it, or face a sentence. If they let Smollett slide out of that, it has ramifications for other cases involving "Community Service".

This entire case has "ramifications", some we haven't even dreamed of. IMO

 

[Puzzles8]

Ex-judge calling for probe of Smollett case files new motions, blasts Kim Foxx

https://pagesix.com/2019/05/22/retired-judge-calls-for-special-prosecutor-to-probe-smollett-case/


“Tax supported attorneys are to do the business of the people — not protect the State’s Attorney in disobeying the law,” O’Brien wrote in her filing to knock public lawyers off State Attorney Kim Foxx’s legal team in her suit for a special prosecutor, The Chicago Sun Times reported.

If anything is to come of this, they need to get the investigation out of Cook County. Illinois machine politics are largely controlled by Cook County.

 

[Puzzles8]

I guess that the "White Powder" letter investigation was just dropped into a round filing bin. Seems like that entire situation disappeared. Using the federal mail system for a terrorist attack with white powder, just goes away...that takes some very high political clout.

This article has an excellent timeline for the Smollett case.
A Complete Timeline of the Jussie Smollett Case

It looks like the next drama in this case will be...
1. Unsealing the court records.
2. Ongoing litigation by city of Chicago for financial damages.
3. The federal lawsuit by the Osundario (?), brothers for defamation.

I am particularly interested in the court case that was dropped, Jussie was supposed to do some "community service", as far as I know, that does not include things done previously. And Jussie left immediately for Hawaii, then moved to California...how many hours of "Community Service" did he perform and where was it done?

I think that will be interesting to watch, because courts are usually sticklers for "Community Service", like you do it, or face a sentence. If they let Smollett slide out of that, it has ramifications for other cases involving "Community Service".

Ironically JS served his "16 hours of community service" the days (Sat & Mon) before the case was heard in court on Tuesday and settled. Jesse Jackson Sr. lauded Jussie Smolette's service as "one of the most impactful community service volunteers they've ever worked with".........
Article below explains details.

Smells like the deal was highly brokered days before it officially went before the judge.

Rainbow PUSH Coalition: Jussie Smollett Is 'One Of The Most Impactful Community Service Volunteers We Have Ever Worked With'

 

[mickey2942]

That is interesting. Nothing can be "done" before the case is actually determined by a judge, but what confuses me, is that the charges against Smollett were dropped...but he was still required to do community service? That is not the norm, but none of this fits the "norm".

16 hours? That is actually laughable.

Most first time offenders, and BTW, this is considered the 2nd time Smollett has lied to LEO, most offenders are also ordered to mandatory psychological treatment, to "cure" their "Thinking Errors".

Cook County....whatever.

 

[Snoods]

From @Puzzles8 link:

Rainbow PUSH Coalition is an international human rights/civil rights organization that is committed to advancing the human rights of all people. When we first heard of Jussie Smollett’s crisis, we reached out to him and “Empire” to see if we could be helpful. Jussie met with us and has given of himself to our organization and the movement for social justice.

How about advancing the human rights of people who aren’t politically connected and aren’t big fat law-breaking liars?

So it turns out he didn’t even offer to bless PUSH with the presence of his amazing royal smugness, THEY had to reach out to HIM?

He simply can’t dial back the smugness, can he?

There was no court-ordered community service here.

Well f*ck a doodle doo, why was it considered court-ordered community service, then?

I can’t even wrap my head around all of this Tom Foolery.

Apparently there IS a God of morons, who keeps them safely ensconced outside my circle of b*tch-slappery.​

 

[Elley Mae]

Onetime Michelle Obama staffer evades subpoena in Smollett-Foxx case, process server says

Onetime Michelle Obama staffer evades subpoena in Smollett-Foxx case, process server says

In an email to former Illinois appellate judge Sheila O'Brien obtained by Fox News, the process server wrote that a security guard at the Chicago law firm where Tchen is a partner "called up to her and spoke with her and she said that she in [sic] never going to accept service and to not allow me up to their Law firm.

"She knows all about this Subpoena," the server added.


"I don’t know why she’d turn it [the subpoena] down, she’ll be served eventually," Ryan told the paper.

 

[Snoods]

What a fine example of a stellar citizen, lawyer, and former White House staffer. I await paparazzi photos of her skulking about back alleys while being pursued by a process server.

All of this for Jussie Smollett?

I would love to be the person serving her subpoena. I’d drop down from the ceiling of her office like Spider-Man, or pop out of the air conditioning duct.

 

[Trident]

I'm finding it harder and harder to read about this case. It seems to me we're having third world BS shoved down our throats and no one can stop them, hold them accountable?

 

[mickey2942]

I'm finding it harder and harder to read about this case. It seems to me we're having third world BS shoved down our throats and no one can stop them, hold them accountable?

This is really true. What blows me away, is how many people are involved in this situation. This is big. I wonder if there will actually be a full investigation? And it surprises me that anyone would get involved in this mess.

How does a licensed attorney, sworn to uphold the law, evade a subpoena? Time for the Illinois Bar Association to be involved. Ms. Tschen can't just say, "No, I don't want a subpoena.". That isn't how it works for the rest of us...

 

[Simply Southern]

Judge orders file in Jussie Smollett criminal case | Daily Mail Online

• Judge Steven Watkins ordered the file to be unsealed on Thursday
• Smollett asked for it to be kept private after the charges were dropped in March
• He said he had the right 'to be left alone' but his lawyers have continued to do interviews about the case since
• On Thursday, the judge said he no longer had the right to privacy because of it

 

[Cool Cats]

Some Answers Finally?

Judge orders unsealing of documents in Jussie Smollett case
Posted May 23 2019 08:53AM CDT
Updated May 23 2019 01:28PM CDT

CHICAGO (FOX 32) - A Cook County judge ordered Thursday that all court documents regarding the Jussie Smollett case be unsealed to the media.

Attorneys for Smollett, who was accused of staging a racist, anti-gay attack on himself, moved to seal the "Empire" actor's court records in March after prosecutors unexpectedly dropped all charges against him.

Media attorneys requested Cook County Judge Steven Watkins unseal Smollett's case file, arguing that the Smollett saga is now so well known that there is no reason to conceal the records regarding his arrest.


Watkins said in his order Thursday that Smollett's lawyers had argued that since the case was dismissed, Smollett had "the right to be left alone."

Watkins wrote that Smollett "voluntarily appeared on national television for an interview speaking about the incident in detail" and that on "several occasions, attorneys for defendant, presumably with his authorization, appeared on various media outlets speaking about the case."

Attorneys for Smollett, however, argued that he is entitled -- like thousands of other defendants -- to have his arrest records sealed or even expunged.

Attorney Brian Watson argued that unsealing Smollett's files would create a "dangerous, dangerous precedent." He said that it is unfair for the media to make someone a celebrity, and then use that celebrity status to obtain records that are typically sealed.