Jussie Smollett has been facing a lot of memes against him as he has been found guilty of lying about the assault he met back in 2019. Learn all about the incident
Jussie Smollett is a singer and actor from the United States. In 1991, he began his career as a young actor in films such as The Mighty Ducks (1992) and Rob Reiner’s North (1994).
Smollett played musician Jamal Lyon in the Fox drama series Empire in 2015. A character praised as revolutionary for its favorable portrayal of a black gay man on television.
Smollett was convicted of five felony charges of disorderly conduct in December 2021 for filing false police reports after staging a phony hate crime against himself in Chicago in January 2019.
Jussie Smollett Memes Blazing Saddles And Hate Crime Allegation Explained
Jussie Smollett’s Hate Crime Allegation, also known as Justice For Jussie, refers to allegations made by Empire actor Jussie Smollett that he was attacked by two people who yelled racial and homophobic slurs, wrapped a rope around his neck, and threw a chemical substance on his face while yelling “MAGA Country.”
The Chicago Police Department accused Smollett of staging the incident to “advance his profession” in February 2019.
Jussie Smollett was hospitalized on January 29, 2019, following an alleged hate crime in Chicago. According to authorities, the two perpetrators wrapped a rope around his neck, “yelled racist and homophobic obscenities,” and “poured an unknown chemical liquid on the victim.”
On February 14, 2019, ABC 7 in Chicago reported that several sources stated police were investigating whether Smollett and the two men staged the incident purportedly because Smollett was fired from Empire.
That same day, Guglielmi tweeted that press reports claiming the event was a fake were “unconfirmed by case investigators.”
Well, the fake scenario made by Jussie built up a lot of memes against him. One of them is the Blazing Saddles memes.
In the meme, people use lines from the movie to make fun of Jussie Smollet.
Jussie do it ? #kimmygoh #JussieSmollett #meme pic.twitter.com/2no5HJZsXv
— Kimmy Goh (@KimmyGoh) December 11, 2021
What Was He Charged With?
On February 21, 2019, Smollett was arrested by the Chicago Police Department on allegations of filing a fake police report and disorderly conduct.
The Chicago Police Department conducted a news conference that day. Superintendent Eddie Johnson accused Smollett of staging the attack on himself to “advance his career” because he was “unsatisfied with his wage” on Empire.
Chicago police chief wouldn’t have arrested Jussie Smollett if he’d simply apologized https://t.co/YG0egfvfe4 pic.twitter.com/GhHfZocmSA
— New York Post (@nypost) December 11, 2021
Police also disclosed that Smollett paid the brothers with a check and that the injuries to Smollett’s face were “likely self-inflicted.”
A Chicago grand jury issued 16 criminal counts against Smollett for making a false complaint on March 8, 2019. On the same day, ABC 7 Chicago[25] stated that “experts believe he will likely negotiate a plea agreement and maybe avoid prison time.”