After Jussie Smollett, Let’s Reconsider the Role of Celebrities in Activist Movements
Right now I feel bamboozled, betrayed, and hoodwinked. Maybe my feelings will change, maybe this very strange story will take another baffling twist or turn.
But I was devastated on Saturday when news broke that two police sources with knowledge of the investigation into the attack on Empire actor Jussie Smollett had told CNN that they believe he paid two brothers from Nigeria to stage his assault.
The brothers, Abimbola and Olabinjo Osundairo, (who both previously worked out with Smollett, with Olabinjo also appearing as an extra on Empire in 2015) were questioned on Wednesday and released without charges Friday.