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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. gunther85 says

    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. goodgollyholly says

    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…

  14. mrs_right says

    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. aaaAVHL says

    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. jules524 says

    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.

  24. JuiceBoxHero says

    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. High Steppa says

    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. Gerseychick says

    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. EmmaTheRevelator says

    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. badgerette85 says

    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. psychicdeath says

    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.

  37. amagod121 says

    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.

  38. luvprue1 says

    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. Bobeaux says

    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. luvprue1 says

    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. More_Cowbell says

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

  50. Totally_Sam says

    Jussie Smollett

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

  51. jrizzo says

    Wonder if this is about the Jussie Smollett hate crime?

    Apparently there is no video footage of the incident, which sucks but doesn’t mean anything. Not sure what the other pieces are.

  55. DeeS75 says

    Jussie Smollett Is the actor. His story just doesn’t make sense. 2am last night in bitter cold weather and its Chicago

  59. Stefanie2530 says

    Jussie Smollett. I sure hope I’m wrong. I like him. But he received a threat prior to his “assault”, yet he walked around alone in Chicago at 2:00 a.m.

  61. conspiracyc says

    Holy balls. Empire guy?!?!? He’s out of his mind if he did that.

    He’ll never recover from that. And Lee Daniels is already all over this too…oh man. And the things he said that happened…if he made that up…wow.

  65. SilverLining says

    Jussie Smollett
    -Chicago is not MAGA country.
    -Weather was extreme at that time.
    -Injuries don’t completely fit claim.

    With that said, I’m only going by what many are saying they are skeptical about in this case. Since I grew up within 5 mi. of Mar-a-Lago & already dealt a LOT with Trump being in the news, I knew this presidency was going to cause volatility in the U.S., AT BEST. I feel we are a nation in crisis that’s on the verge of another civil war. Somewhere a story like this…

  66. mrcellophane says

    Jussie. I queried why they brought in threatening note (movie ransom style) that was mailed to him. That should have nothing to do with this case, unless they knew his flight and then staked him from airport to Subway…

  67. TeacherKat says

    Obviously Jussie Smollett

    Optional: I honestly dont know what happened. Because it has been reported that he had received threatening letters, and then was attacked. Were they stalking him to know his whereabouts at 2 am? They had stuff ready (bleach and a noose) so its either a targeted attack (on a night when most people were home due to the freezing weather), a random attack, or a drug deal/sexual encounter gone wrong.

  70. redstilettos says

    The guy from Empire who said he got attacked in Chicago. A lot doesn’t add up in that story, especially someone in Chicago, of all places, wearing a MAGA hat and saying it’s Trump area. I wonder if it’s a drug deal gone bad.

  73. dahlia202049 says

    Jussie Smollett

    Sorry but the story doesn’t add up. It was below zero at 2am…that area has been rife with groups of black guys jacking cars. It is in no way MAGA friendly, and everyone from here knows that. Two extreme racists walking around with bleach and a noose at 2am just waiting for a gay minority to come out of a 24 hour subway restaurant? I dont buy it.

  74. steffie718 says

    Jussie Smollet
    It’s all strange to me. The letter they sent? Why was he just randomly strolling around Chicago alone in the middle of the night? How did they know he’d be there? Who walks around with rope just waiting to tie around someone’s neck?

    idk.

  76. 8outof11 says

    Jussie from Empire?
    IDK it looks legit except for 2 attackers waiting around the clock with ski masks to attack. Possible but a lot of waiting for an impromptu food run at 2:00am.

  77. trueblue808 says

    Jussie Smollet
    1. A friend made the 911 call, even though he said he was alone on the street during the attack.
    2. He walked I think to the nearest hospital according to news reports. Why not call 911 for ambulance?
    3. That particular neighborhood in Chicago is high density for city and private surveillance cameras. So far, CPD has not seen anything on surveillance footage. Not the attack, not any suspects lurking or fleeing the area.
    I can’t imagine, however, that this is a fabrication.

  78. amagod121 says

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

  79. lucky181 says

    Jussie Smollett

    Why would anyone go outside in minus 50 degree weather at 2am to get something to eat?

  80. reality check says

    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.

  82. ConcernedMomma says

    It was premeditated and they somehow knew he would be out at 2am going to Subway?
    They were prepared with bleach and a noose?
    They had on hats over ski masks?
    He kept the noose on for 45 minutes? I am sorry, I would have that off immediately.
    Obviously something happened to him, but I am not sure the facts add up to what he said happened. He deserves justice but I do hope he is not distorting truths for a political agenda.

  84. Mumumumu says

    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.

  85. ghostrider44 says

    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.

  86. ghostrider44 says

    I just don’t believe the specifics of this case – the noose, the bleach, the MAGA hats sound very made up, especially when you consider the actor spontaneously decided to go out in the middle of the night, and the weather was freezing cold and he knew from the letters he was a target. I wish the press and celebrities would back off on reporting and making comments on this case until the police finish their investigation, it just gets everybody riled up. I have a feeling all is not what it seems

  90. Valley9 says

    ^^^This! I’ve lived in Chicago for a very long time and have never seen a MAGA hat. Pretty bizarre encounter/story.

  91. fufufrankie says

    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.

  92. ILoveNutella says

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

  94. monkeyman420 says

    They’ve produced surveillance footage of persons of interest now. Nothing of the incident however.

  95. calvinz_mom says

    Jussie Smollett. Something seemed really off about the whole story of the attack, can’t put my finger on it.