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Jussie Smollett: Anatomy of a Hoax

Describes the intrigue and drama that caused a celebrity to become despised, shocked Chicago and beyond, and left a path of destroyed reputations and careers. The Osundairo brothers will provide all the details related to the fals...

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[music playing] - Jussie Smollett: Anatomy of a Hoax

[music playing]

[camera shutters clicking] - Jussie Smollett: Anatomy of a Hoax

[camera shutters clicking]

[judge] any other matters
to come before the court today? - Jussie Smollett: Anatomy of a Hoax

[judge] any other matters to come before the court today?

[police 1 on call] 1642. - Jussie Smollett: Anatomy of a Hoax

[police 1 on call] 1642.

[suspenseful music playing] - Jussie Smollett: Anatomy of a Hoax

[suspenseful music playing]

[patricia] good afternoon.
Today, the state made a motion - Jussie Smollett: Anatomy of a Hoax

[patricia] good afternoon. Today, the state made a motion

-I am not suicidal.
-[woman yells indistinctly] - Jussie Smollett: Anatomy of a Hoax

-I am not suicidal. -[woman yells indistinctly]

I had on the all-black,
two coats. - Jussie Smollett: Anatomy of a Hoax

I had on the all-black, two coats.

[indistinct radio chatter] - Jussie Smollett: Anatomy of a Hoax

[indistinct radio chatter]

I could have said that
I was guilty a long time ago. - Jussie Smollett: Anatomy of a Hoax

I could have said that I was guilty a long time ago.

[suspenseful music playing] - Jussie Smollett: Anatomy of a Hoax

[suspenseful music playing]

Of course, we're
talking about the now - Jussie Smollett: Anatomy of a Hoax

Of course, we're talking about the now

I had hand warmers.
I had two pair of gloves. - Jussie Smollett: Anatomy of a Hoax

I had hand warmers. I had two pair of gloves.

We believe that it was
the correct result in this case. - Jussie Smollett: Anatomy of a Hoax

We believe that it was the correct result in this case.

We're going to be transporting
a prisoner from o'hare airport - Jussie Smollett: Anatomy of a Hoax

We're going to be transporting a prisoner from o'h...

[female newsreader]
jussie smollett silent - Jussie Smollett: Anatomy of a Hoax

[female newsreader] jussie smollett silent

And they did not work
for nothing. It was below zero. - Jussie Smollett: Anatomy of a Hoax

And they did not work for nothing. It was below zero.

We're very happy
for this result, - Jussie Smollett: Anatomy of a Hoax

We're very happy for this result,

Our van number
is 14-534, 14-534. - Jussie Smollett: Anatomy of a Hoax

Our van number is 14-534, 14-534.

I was like, "man, what am I
even doing out here right now?" - Jussie Smollett: Anatomy of a Hoax

I was like, "man, what am I even doing out here right n...

Negative 50.
It felt like -50 for real. - Jussie Smollett: Anatomy of a Hoax

Negative 50. It felt like -50 for real.

[suspenseful music playing] - Jussie Smollett: Anatomy of a Hoax

[suspenseful music playing]

Here with me, an
all-star panel to make - Jussie Smollett: Anatomy of a Hoax

Here with me, an all-star panel to make

When I got the phone call from
one of 'my guys' at chicago pd, - Jussie Smollett: Anatomy of a Hoax

When I got the phone call from one of 'my guys' at...

[suspenseful music builds up] - Jussie Smollett: Anatomy of a Hoax

[suspenseful music builds up]

But as the whole thing
unfolded, the nation - Jussie Smollett: Anatomy of a Hoax

But as the whole thing unfolded, the nation

I was, "yeah. We're going
to get that ni[bleep]." - Jussie Smollett: Anatomy of a Hoax

I was, "yeah. We're going to get that ni[bleep].&q...

All right. Any names
I should be asking for - Jussie Smollett: Anatomy of a Hoax

All right. Any names I should be asking for

Watch when we see
that motherfucking - Jussie Smollett: Anatomy of a Hoax

Watch when we see that motherfucking

"I cannot fucking believe - Jussie Smollett: Anatomy of a Hoax

"I cannot fucking believe

We know something's coming - Jussie Smollett: Anatomy of a Hoax

We know something's coming

Anybody who knows how the system
works is going to think - Jussie Smollett: Anatomy of a Hoax

Anybody who knows how the system works is going to think

Jussie had been charged
with felony disorderly conduct - Jussie Smollett: Anatomy of a Hoax

Jussie had been charged with felony disorderly conduct

[police 3] shoelaces, belts,
strings, whatever, take it out. - Jussie Smollett: Anatomy of a Hoax

[police 3] shoelaces, belts, strings, whatever, take it out.

-They took our beautiful bench.
-[laughs] - Jussie Smollett: Anatomy of a Hoax

-They took our beautiful bench. -[laughs]

It is just too absurd. - Jussie Smollett: Anatomy of a Hoax

It is just too absurd.

So we got here
with ten minutes to spare - Jussie Smollett: Anatomy of a Hoax

So we got here with ten minutes to spare

Eddie johnson
has the big press conference - Jussie Smollett: Anatomy of a Hoax

Eddie johnson has the big press conference

[rafer] the decision takes
some of the legal pressure - Jussie Smollett: Anatomy of a Hoax

[rafer] the decision takes some of the legal pressure

[police 2] so here's,
I got your large pants. - Jussie Smollett: Anatomy of a Hoax

[police 2] so here's, I got your large pants.

Jussie smollett reportedly
on his way to the subway - Jussie Smollett: Anatomy of a Hoax

Jussie smollett reportedly on his way to the subway

His building is actually right
here, right above the stairs - Jussie Smollett: Anatomy of a Hoax

His building is actually right here, right above the stairs

It was just anger. Pure anger. - Jussie Smollett: Anatomy of a Hoax

It was just anger. Pure anger.

[eddie]
I hadn't seen the press corps - Jussie Smollett: Anatomy of a Hoax

[eddie] I hadn't seen the press corps

[john] to see the
state's attorney of cook county - Jussie Smollett: Anatomy of a Hoax

[john] to see the state's attorney of cook county

First of all, straight
out to eddie johnson, - Jussie Smollett: Anatomy of a Hoax

First of all, straight out to eddie johnson,

We had no phones because he did
not want us to bring any phones. - Jussie Smollett: Anatomy of a Hoax

We had no phones because he did not want us to bring any pho...

[camera shutter clicks] - Jussie Smollett: Anatomy of a Hoax

[camera shutter clicks]

I almost hate to ask you,
sir, but I assume you - Jussie Smollett: Anatomy of a Hoax

I almost hate to ask you, sir, but I assume you

I don't know
if that's really the reason, - Jussie Smollett: Anatomy of a Hoax

I don't know if that's really the reason,

[newsreader 1]
jussie smollett, an actor - Jussie Smollett: Anatomy of a Hoax

[newsreader 1] jussie smollett, an actor

[bouncy instrumental music] - Jussie Smollett: Anatomy of a Hoax

[bouncy instrumental music]

So 2am, he was nowhere
to be found. He was not there. - Jussie Smollett: Anatomy of a Hoax

So 2am, he was nowhere to be found. He was not there.

We had people
from other countries - Jussie Smollett: Anatomy of a Hoax

We had people from other countries

The first thing I recall
is when I saw the initial - Jussie Smollett: Anatomy of a Hoax

The first thing I recall is when I saw the initial

So we were like,
"damn, what do we do?" - Jussie Smollett: Anatomy of a Hoax

So we were like, "damn, what do we do?"

And I'm thinking, "something
ain't right with this," - Jussie Smollett: Anatomy of a Hoax

And I'm thinking, "something ain't right wi...

You had people in maga hats - Jussie Smollett: Anatomy of a Hoax

You had people in maga hats

I felt like an animal,
like a caged animal. - Jussie Smollett: Anatomy of a Hoax

I felt like an animal, like a caged animal.

So that morning
we had a recruit graduation, - Jussie Smollett: Anatomy of a Hoax

So that morning we had a recruit graduation,

You know, so, you
know, we were obviously - Jussie Smollett: Anatomy of a Hoax

You know, so, you know, we were obviously

You see those tigers and lions - Jussie Smollett: Anatomy of a Hoax

You see those tigers and lions

-But it felt like forever.
-Because it was cold as balls. - Jussie Smollett: Anatomy of a Hoax

-But it felt like forever. -Because it was cold as balls.

So I saw him
out the corner of my eye - Jussie Smollett: Anatomy of a Hoax

So I saw him out the corner of my eye

Why do you immediately
say it's two white guys? - Jussie Smollett: Anatomy of a Hoax

Why do you immediately say it's two white guys?

I was literally doing that
in the cell, - Jussie Smollett: Anatomy of a Hoax

I was literally doing that in the cell,

The idea that a modestly
prominent actor on a tv show - Jussie Smollett: Anatomy of a Hoax

The idea that a modestly prominent actor on a tv show

You see the enthusiasm
of these young folks - Jussie Smollett: Anatomy of a Hoax

You see the enthusiasm of these young folks

So I was pissed about that - Jussie Smollett: Anatomy of a Hoax

So I was pissed about that

It screamed something's not
right from the very beginning, - Jussie Smollett: Anatomy of a Hoax

It screamed something's not right from the very beginni...

I just know it was long as hell.
[laughs] - Jussie Smollett: Anatomy of a Hoax

I just know it was long as hell. [laughs]

You know, when I took over,
we had like 700 murders. - Jussie Smollett: Anatomy of a Hoax

You know, when I took over, we had like 700 murders.

As we crossed the street, we
said 'hey' to get his attention. - Jussie Smollett: Anatomy of a Hoax

As we crossed the street, we said 'hey' to get his...

So about five minutes before
we're going into the graduation, - Jussie Smollett: Anatomy of a Hoax

So about five minutes before we're going into the gradu...

When I heard that a black gay
man had been attacked in chicago - Jussie Smollett: Anatomy of a Hoax

When I heard that a black gay man had been attacked in chica...

What were the red
flags that waved - Jussie Smollett: Anatomy of a Hoax

What were the red flags that waved

He turned around, looked at us - Jussie Smollett: Anatomy of a Hoax

He turned around, looked at us

Well, the fact that it
was one of the coldest - Jussie Smollett: Anatomy of a Hoax

Well, the fact that it was one of the coldest

Look, I've been a cop a long
time. Three decades. - Jussie Smollett: Anatomy of a Hoax

Look, I've been a cop a long time. Three decades.

The activists
were really starting to feel - Jussie Smollett: Anatomy of a Hoax

The activists were really starting to feel

And for someone to be going
out at 2:00 in the morning - Jussie Smollett: Anatomy of a Hoax

And for someone to be going out at 2:00 in the morning

Aren't you that
empire fa[bleep] ni[bleep]? - Jussie Smollett: Anatomy of a Hoax

Aren't you that empire fa[bleep] ni[bleep]?

Most folks aren't going out
at two in the morning - Jussie Smollett: Anatomy of a Hoax

Most folks aren't going out at two in the morning

Up to this point, we never
said anything to anybody. - Jussie Smollett: Anatomy of a Hoax

Up to this point, we never said anything to anybody.

And then he said,
"what did you say to me?" - Jussie Smollett: Anatomy of a Hoax

And then he said, "what did you say to me?"

"let me call kim foxx." - Jussie Smollett: Anatomy of a Hoax

"let me call kim foxx."

I'm like, I know it's true
because I don't believe anything - Jussie Smollett: Anatomy of a Hoax

I'm like, I know it's true because I don't be...

We were mum.
We didn't say nothing, nada. - Jussie Smollett: Anatomy of a Hoax

We were mum. We didn't say nothing, nada.

And the way that he was
bundled up, you know, - Jussie Smollett: Anatomy of a Hoax

And the way that he was bundled up, you know,

I was upset because
we didn't get a heads-up on it. - Jussie Smollett: Anatomy of a Hoax

I was upset because we didn't get a heads-up on it.

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Describes the intrigue and drama that caused a celebrity to become despised, shocked Chicago and beyond, and left a path of destroyed reputations and careers. The Osundairo brothers will provide all the details related to the fals...

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Genre: documentary

Year: 2023

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Released: 13 Mar 2023

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