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[Blind Gossip] Celebrities have to be extra careful in public. If they get noticed and are not surrounded by bodyguards, they can be the subject of unwelcome attention that can quickly escalate into frightening situation.

It could simply be overzealous fans invading their personal space to demand autographs or selfies… or unbalanced people who want to hurt them because they see them as symbols of something they despise.

A source in the legal profession told us the following.

When people cross the line and threaten to harm them or actually cause harm to their person or property, law enforcement takes those cases very seriously. There are some sick people out there, and celebrities sometimes become unwitting targets simply because they are famous.

In the case of an actor who is now the subject of an investigation, we have a little insight as to how the investigation is proceeding.

We are looking at all the evidence. There are more moving parts here than in a typical case, and it’s like putting together the pieces of a large puzzle. Right now, there are three pieces that don’t fit. That does not mean that his claim is fake. There were clearly threats and bodily harm. It simply means that we have more work to do to find the right pieces and uncover the truth.

We hope that justice is served quickly in this case.

In the words of Sargent Esterhaus from Hill Street Blues: Let’s be careful out there!

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[Optional] Which three pieces of the puzzle don’t fit? What do you think happened? Please keep your comments civil.

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  3. Jussie Smollett
    My first thought was that maybe he was cruising or looking to score.
    Gay bashers could yell MAGA, so that could fit. Not sure what else is being questioned.
    His injuries are not fake, so something definitely happened to him.

  13. Jussie Smollett

    2:30am on one of the coldest nights (weeknight at that) we have had in decades and 2 guys are walking around with bleach and rope? I live in Chicago and have never seen someone wearing a MAGA hat — 95% of the people I know here are Democrats. Those 2 MAGA guys would stick out much more than Jussie. Recently there was a DePaul student, who originally said that he had been robbed and kidnapped, turns out he had met someone on line and went to her apartment where he was…

    • my suspicion is the same. jussie was meeting someone on tinder and the guy shows up and he got robbed and catfished.

  14. Actor: Jussie Smollett

    Two Trump supporting white guys happened to be out that late at night… in Chicago (so blue!)… and recognized this actor? From Empire? Not doubting he got jumped, but it sounds like attackers who wanted to frame Trump supporters. Chicago is MAGA country?! In which alternate universe?!

  18. I don’t know what the puzzle pieces are but this must be about Jussie Smollett. I wish him a speedy and full recovery.

  21. jussie smollett

    i think it’s weird that they poured bleach on him…what attacker is wandering around with a bottle of bleach (and a rope?) that late at night.

    • Exactly!

      What kind of person goes to a Subway sandwich store at 2 am carrying around a bottle of bleach?That makes no sense to me.

  24. Justice Smollett.
    I’m not sure the attack went down the way it’s being described. The hate crime bit may be to cover actual details. He may have not been as much of a victim as is being portrayed.

  25. Jussie Smallett was assaulted in Chicago in the early morning hours. He was walking along the street. Details state a noose was placed around his neck
    and an unknown substance was poured on him. He was called homophobic insults. He stated that the assailants were unknown to him. What is puzzling to me is how these assailants knew who he was and where he was going to be at 2 a.m. and were prepared with a noose and something to pour on him. Someone tipped them off. Or it’s a made up story.

  30. Jussie Smollet
    Could be a bad date from tinder
    Cameras everywhere, the police will find out the truth..
    Something seems very off with this story…
    Glad he is okay…

  31. Jussie Smollett was apparently attacked in Chicago. It was reported as a racist/homophobic attack. Don’t know what doesn’t fit. He said he was beaten, sprayed with chemicals, and choked out. I mean it did seem weird to me that two men in masks just randomly stopped the attack and took off. You go through the trouble of hiding who you are but don’t finish the job? And Jussie didn’t contact police until he drove himself to the hospital. You would think he would call 911 at the scene.

  33. Jussie Smollett from Empire
    Reports claim bleach was poured on him, a rope around his neck and racial/homophonic slurs directed at him.
    Currently under investigation.

  34. Jussie Smollett

    Many of the reported details just don’t add up. I’ll wait for the full story, but a lot of this seems fabricated/embellished.

    • That’s what I think too. He looked so, so stoned in the airport pics taken earlier that day.

  37. Jussie Smollett and his claim about MAGA people attacking him.

    Personally, I am dubious that white people with MAGA hats attacked him. MAGA people usually mind their own business, although, alas, a few have been very violent. I am also rather dubious about the race of the attackers. White people with a lot of rage usually shoot their own families or go berserk in a public place. Lastly, the noose and bleach sound hinky to me. Let’s see where the evidence leads us, though.

    • I’m so afraid this is true and it will be awful for people who have actually been gay-bashed. Wish he hadn’t brought MAGA into it, if this is a made-up story.

  38. Actor: Jussie Smollett
    Show: Empire

    Actor Jussie Smollett was attack in downtown Chicago. He claim that he was attack because he was gay, and the guys who attack him hurl racial slurs at him, and beat him so bad that he had to be hospitalized.

  39. Alec Baldwin? I don’t remember if he’s plead guilty yet… But given his strong political views he could become an easy target as well.

  40. The 3 pieces of the puzzle that doesn’t fit is what exactly was he doing? Why was he out alone without a bodyguard? How come there was no witness? Why did he have to drive his own self to the hospital?

  42. Jussie Smollett. It seems strange that they were waiting for him, BUT it appears that they were stalking him. Hope he’ll be okay.

    • I think the beating up is by someone he knows and he elaborated the story with the MAGA piece. First he says random, just spotted them, but they had bleach? I am afraid this will to turn out to be part scam- he wanted to cover up the real reason he was beaten.

    • I agree with reality check’s comment, there is something really off about the specifics involving this incident, I wish the press and people commenting on this case would wait a bit until they properly investigate exactly what happened.

  50. Jussie Smollett

    I can’t believe how cruel people can be towards others 😢😢. We’re all human. Hope he gets his justice

    • He may have been attacked, but not for the reasons he claims. Probably was a drug deal gone bad or something sex ual. If I am correct, he should be held accountable for claiming he was attacked for being black and gay. His story stirred up hateful comments from race baiters (BLM) and gay groups who believe everyone is “homophobic”. People who support Trump have been maligned as well.

      He can’t lie to law enforcement and expect to get away with it.