{"id":120484,"date":"2021-12-10T12:49:02","date_gmt":"2021-12-10T17:49:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=120484"},"modified":"2021-12-11T10:14:25","modified_gmt":"2021-12-11T15:14:25","slug":"jussie-smollett-convicted","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=120484","title":{"rendered":"Jussie Smollett Convicted"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Well, the drama may be over or maybe just beginning.\u00a0 Nevertheless, actor Jussie Smollett has been found guilty of five of six counts when he allegedly<\/del> lied to the police about a hate crime perpetrated against him.<\/p>\n

What I found interesting is that FoxNews lead with “Smollett Guilty” as a headline and CNN lead with “Jussie Smollett guilty on some charges.”<\/p>\n

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Translation: “some” = 5 of 6.\u00a0 CNN may have discussed using “most” vs. “some” but may have felt it was misleading and counterproductive to their narrative.<\/p>\n

The purpose of softening the headline was most likely to either shape the narrative or double down on their original reporting.<\/p>\n

My prediction is that Smollett won’t do any prison time, as others have speculated as well.\u00a0 He will do what all Hollywood actors do – say they are a victim of this or that, seek counseling, attend a retreat and wash away their sins.<\/p>\n

Smollett may have to be creative and say he suffers from MAGA perceived persecution as a gay black promoted by former President Trump.\u00a0 It was real to him, and he genuinely believed that Trump supported MAGA people were after him.<\/p>\n

Looking forward to where this goes once the appeal fails.\u00a0 For now, Smollett is appealing the ruling.<\/p>\n

Loved the check memes!<\/p>\n

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If you are not familiar with the story of Jussie Smollett, Dave Chappelle summed it up nicely.<\/p>\n