Source: David Cliff/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Nick Sandmann Suing The Washington Post Nick Sandmann, the teen seen smirking in that disturbing video of MAGA hat wearing children surrounding a Native American elder has filed a lawsuit. Sandmann and his attorneys claim that the Washington Post defamed him and “targeted and bullied” him with their coverage by publishing “a series of false and defamatory print and online articles.” The Hil reports that in the suit, lawyers claim Sandmann was “targeted” because of Washington Post’s “biased agenda” towards Cheeto In Chief. “The suit says that the newspaper wanted to “lead the charge against this child because he was a pawn in its political war against its political adversary.” The Post has responded and says they plan “to mount a vigorous defense.” Sandmann is seeking $50 million in compensatory damages and $200 million in punitive damages for the “permanent harm to his reputation.” SMH, of couuuuurse Sandmann’s suing. Too bad other children who are “defamed” don’t have the resources this MAGA hat wearer does.
Source: VALERIE MACON / Getty It’s nearly impossible to scroll social media without coming across a headline about Jussie Smollett . The Empire actor is engulfed in controversy after accusing two men of attacking him during a late night in Chicago. Smollett said he was punched in the face, had bleach poured on him and he suffered a bruise on his face. He also accused the attackers of yelling, “this MAGA country n*gger” and putting a noose around his neck. Since then an array of reports have come out that portray Smollett as a “liar.” Smollett has been accused of “orchestrating” the attack with two Nigerian brothers who also appeared on Empire. Here’s everything we know about the incident so far: Days before the attack, a threatening and racist letter addressed to Smollett was sent to CBS Chicago with a powdery substance inside that appeared to be Tylenol. Smollett was allegedly attacked by two men in Streeterville, Chicago early Jan. 29 morning after going to Subway He hesitated to call the police because of his pride but fully cooperated when he finally did contact them. Smollett revealed police didn’t initially ask him for his phone records, but wanted his phone. He didn’t hand it over because he had valuable and personal information in his phone. He did submit his phone records within an hour of the attack but they were redacted versions and the police needed more information. Jussie’s celebrity friends and fans of the actor came to his defense, calling out the forces who give energy to the MAGA movement and condemning racism. President Trump called the incident, “horrible.” “Doesn’t get worse,” he added. A police investigation turns up no surveillance footage of the attack, but shows two “persons of interest.” In his first performance after the attack, Jussie called himself the “gay tupac.” Jussie Smollett does Good Morning America interview, giving details about the alleged attack. According to his testimony, the attacker punched him and he struck him back. “We started tussling, it was very icy.” He added, “There was a second person involved who was kicking me in my back.” Apparently, his manager was on the phone during the attack. “Then I looked down and noticed there was a rope around my neck.” The homes of Olabinjo and Abimbola Osundairo, who were seen on the surveillance video, were raided. They were arrested but quickly released. “Due to new evidence as a result of today’s interrogations, the individuals questioned by police in the Empire case have now been released without charging.” BREAKING:Police raided the home of two persons of interest in Jussie Smollett case last night. Both men are of Nigerian decent and have appeared as extras on the show. Police took bleach, shoes electronics and more.Officers asked family if they knew #Jussiesmollett . @cbschicago pic.twitter.com/PDSFtf5jwb — Charlie De Mar (@CharlieDeMar) February 14, 2019 According to the brothers, they rehearsed the attack with Smollett days before the incident. They reportedly scouted a spot to orchestrate the attack where cameras would catch it. Apparently Jussie wanted the incident to be “physical” but not too harmful. They “made contact with Jussie’s face” but it was “weak.” The “attack” wasn’t caught on camera like Jussie had originally thought because cameras were facing north// away from where the incident occurred. Countless celebs have come out against Jussie after reports surfaced claiming the “attack” was orchestrated. “As a victim of a hate crime who has cooperated with the police investigation, Jussie Smollett is angered and devastated by recent reports that the perpetrators are individuals he is familiar with,” said defense lawyers Todd S. Pugh and Victor P. Henderson in a statement obtained by Deadline. “Nothing is further from the truth and anyone claiming otherwise is lying.” Jussie’s role on Empire has reportedly been “slashed” in the wake of the allegedly staged attack. He was originally supposed to be in nine episodes, featuring one big musical scene. His sister Jurnee posted this message on social media. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Jurnee Smollett Bell (@jurneebell) on Feb 18, 2019 at 11:17pm PST Jussie will plead his case in front of a grand jury who will decide if he should be indicted on charges for filing a false police report. The Osundairo brothers volunteered to testify. [ione_media_gallery src=”https://hellobeautiful.com” id=”3022208″ overlay=”true”] RELATED STORIES: Jussie Smollett Tells GMA’s Robin Roberts He’s ‘Pissed’ That People Don’t Believe Him Joe Budden On Jussie Smollett Hate Crime: ‘Show Me Footage And I’ll Shut TF Up’ Jussie Smollett Speaks Out About Attack: ‘I Fought The F**k Back.’ Y’all President Called Jussie Smollett’s Attack ‘Horrible,’ But Then Made It About His Wall
Source: SAUL LOEB / Getty Kanye West Reportedly Surrendered His MAGA Hat Collection Kanye West’s longtime friend and GO.O.D. Music artist GLC says Kanye is finish rocking Donnie’s racist MAGA Hat…FOREVER. The Chicago rapper shared the news during an appearance on The Red Pill Podcast with Van Lathan . GLC claimed Kanye had surrendered his collection of MAGA hats after an intervention a few weeks back. “[Kanye] actually gave me the boxes of the hats. He said, ‘I’m never wearing these again,’” the rapper revealed. “We had a conversation, and I explained it to him, you know, the hurt that was attached to it, and he said he’d never do it again. And that’s the word that he gave me.” Here ia the clip: Just weeks ago, Yeezy tweeted his affinity for Trump his MAGA emblem, so we don’t know how valid GLC’s claims are. One of my favorite of many things about what the Trump hat represents to me is that people can’t tell me what to do because I’m black — ye (@kanyewest) January 1, 2019 Trump all day — ye (@kanyewest) January 1, 2019 If Yeezy retires the hat, does that redeem all of the nonsense that came with him wearing it? The full episode of The Red Pill Podcast will air Tuesday, Feb. 5.
Student Scams $150K Out Of Clueless Trump Supporters As Joanne The Scammer would say…ICONIC! A Howard University student who goes by the Twitter username of @chckpeas managed to finesse six figures out of MAGA lovers by simply pulling a Kanye routine and pretending to be a Black oppression enthusiast on social media. According to Elle.com , the young lady, who only identified herself as “Karen,” says the whole thing started as a satirical joke to shed light on how absolutely slow the MAGA-focused members of the Republican party can be. According to Karen, she randomly found the hat outside and decided to have a laugh. “I snapped a couple of pictures in it before my head started burning…and threw it away.” So, for sh*ts and giggles, she posted the pics in the too-little hat claiming she had been persecuted as a Black Republican and kicked out by her parents, who also refused to pay for her schooling any further if she was going to come up in their house with that bull-isht. “I saw that other black girl that posted about being a black Trump supporter, and I wanted to make fun of her.” Basically, she attached her faux sob-story — complete with texts from her “mother” about how she had to pack up and get out — to a GoFundMe. Needless to say, she received an OUTPOURING of support from sympathetic white folks who just wanted to see a young Black woman back up their beliefs. The funds poured out to the tune of $150,000. That is, until she posted this tweet revealing the jig: Trump is a racist, homophobic, transphobic, bigot AND YOU THINK MY BLACK ASS WOULD SUPPORT THAT ROTTING CARROT?? ridiculous. any black person can put on that ugly ass hat and say #MAGA and yall will instantly be up their ass cuz you wanna prove so hard you’re not racist — reformed republican (@chckpeas) November 1, 2018 Prompting her “supporters” who gave her their cash to call her all sorts of n-words, frauds, welfare-queens, doubting if she was even in college (or smart enough for it) the works. Meanwhile, Karen is giggling in paid student loans at the Republicans’ expense. “Yes, people haven’t hesitated to call me racial slurs, say that I’m just a ‘welfare bitch’ and not even in school, people telling me I’m going to jail (I’m not, my lawyer says I’m 100% okay), but there’s also overwhelming support and people that stan me which really cancels out the hate.” And above all else, she wanted to make this point: “Voting is coming up so I just wanted to remind people that Republicans are stupid and shouldn’t hold the majority anymore.” Welp. Can’t knock the hustle! Are you mad you didn’t think of it first? Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call
