Late last night, Jussie Smollett who plays Jamal Lyon on the hit TV series Empire was attacked by two white men in front of a Subway restaurant in Chicago. According to Chicago PD, the two assailants not only poured chemicals resembling bleach all over Jussie, But They also beat him up, put a noose over his head, and called him a slew of homophobic terms.
After the attack Jussie was able to drive himself to the hospital and is now in good condition, thank god.
Chicago PD release statement on “assault and battery involving a cast member of the television show Empire,” treating it as a possible hate crime.
“At some point during the incident, one of the offenders wrapped a rope around the victims neck.” https://t.co/8yBvnmYC3e pic.twitter.com/bFjCyGVv5l
— Good Morning America (@GMA) January 29, 2019
According to the Chicago Police, the racist attackers yelled “This is MAGA Country” During the assault, which shouldn’t surprise anyone because we know that if not most, then a large portion of the Current US President’s supporters are racist. I would even go as far as to say this attack is the Presidents fault. No Donald Trump did not create racism or homophobic trash from middle America. However, he doesn’t condemn acts of racism and constantly reminds his followers that the reason this Country isn’t great is that there are too many Non-White people here. This is what emboldens his sick followers to attack innocent people.
You see, the Great America that Trump and his supporters want to create “again” is a place that is less diverse, it’s a place where the majority of people do not respect different religions, Women, Black and brown people, or people with different sexual preferences. In other words, their Utopia is a Sh*thole that resembles America in the 1950s.
We pray that Jussie is able to recover from this horrible incident and that his attackers are caught and charged with committing a heinous hate crime because that’s exactly what this was. Please continue to send your love and support to Smollett and his family.
