Current Events Blog for Mrs. Countryman's AP United States History class at Booker T Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts in Dallas, Texas.
Monday, February 25, 2019
Empire actor fakes hate attack- Paola Aceves
Jussie Smollet, actor from Empire recently faked a hate attack. The actor claimed that two white men yelled racial slurs at him and that one even had a noose. It was revealed that although he was attacked, the people that attacked him were, in fact, two actors from Empire that he paid to do it. He ended up turning himself in. The reasoning behind the staged attack was said to be that he was unhappy with his salary.
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this is very unfortunate because I used to view him as such a respectful, young, and honest black man in Hollywood. I enjoyed his presence as an actor and social media persona. To bad he's un-stanned and looks dumb now all for clout. #cloutchaser #moveintoteamten #iheardtheyneedpeople
ReplyDeleteI think it is terrible to fake a hate attack because it is like crying wolf. I hope that he learned from this and that he realizes how awful his actions were.
ReplyDeleteWhenever I would watch Empire, I enjoyed seeing his character and would have never thought he would do such a thing. It really disappointed me when I found out that this was fake and hope he gets help.
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