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Jussie Smollett: Anatomy of a Hoax

In modern day, Do you want to point the fingerat a gay black man and say, You know,...

In modern day, Do you want to point the finger
at a gay black man and say, You know, "you're lying?" I don't think that's smart
for any journalist to do, Especially
in the immediacy of it

Full Transcript

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In modern day,
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Do you want to point the finger at a gay black man and say,
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You know, "you're lying?"
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I don't think that's smart for any journalist to do,
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Especially in the immediacy of it.
Duration
15 seconds
Views
38
Timestamp in Movie
00:09:00
Uploaded
Apr 23, 2025
Season
1
Episode
2
Genres
documentary

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Movie Summary

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...
S01 • E04 When somebody lies about being the victim of a racist - Jussie Smollett: Anatomy of a Hoax 00:26
When somebody lies about being the victim of a racist
S01 • E01 [john] rahm emanuel was mayor then and he'd covered up - Jussie Smollett: Anatomy of a Hoax 00:22
[john] rahm emanuel was mayor then and he'd covered up
S01 • E03 He wanted to be the poster boy for activism, for... - Jussie Smollett: Anatomy of a Hoax 00:06
He wanted to be the poster boy for activism, for...
S01 • E06 The detectives did an awesome job of collecting that video - Jussie Smollett: Anatomy of a Hoax 00:08
The detectives did an awesome job of collecting that video
S01 • E05 I wanted to be present to see the trial firsthand. - Jussie Smollett: Anatomy of a Hoax 00:07
I wanted to be present to see the trial firsthand.
S01 • E03 He wanted to be the hero for gay people, - Jussie Smollett: Anatomy of a Hoax 00:06
He wanted to be the hero for gay people,
S01 • E05 I am a regular at 26th street. I know this judge. - Jussie Smollett: Anatomy of a Hoax 00:07
I am a regular at 26th street. I know this judge.
S01 • E06 By that time, we knew it was a hoax - Jussie Smollett: Anatomy of a Hoax 00:09
By that time, we knew it was a hoax
S01 • E02 That being said, when you've got people tweeting out - Jussie Smollett: Anatomy of a Hoax 00:11
That being said, when you've got people tweeting out
S01 • E05 I know almost everybody when I entered the door - Jussie Smollett: Anatomy of a Hoax 00:07
I know almost everybody when I entered the door
S01 • E06 You know, we just needed them to tell us what actually happened. - Jussie Smollett: Anatomy of a Hoax 00:08
You know, we just needed them to tell us what actually happe...
S01 • E03 I do a lot of hot topics, current events, - Jussie Smollett: Anatomy of a Hoax 00:18
I do a lot of hot topics, current events,
S01 • E01 Kim foxx seized upon all this and rode to victory. - Jussie Smollett: Anatomy of a Hoax 00:06
Kim foxx seized upon all this and rode to victory.
S01 • E02 [shermann] chicagoans were kind of pissed, - Jussie Smollett: Anatomy of a Hoax 00:09
[shermann] chicagoans were kind of pissed,
S01 • E05 So I was like, "I can go and watch and get intel - Jussie Smollett: Anatomy of a Hoax 00:16
So I was like, "I can go and watch and get intel
S01 • E04 And that's what made this case different - Jussie Smollett: Anatomy of a Hoax 00:13
And that's what made this case different
S01 • E01 [reporter] this side belongs to kim foxx, - Jussie Smollett: Anatomy of a Hoax 00:10
[reporter] this side belongs to kim foxx,
S01 • E02 And then like, every night - Jussie Smollett: Anatomy of a Hoax 00:19
And then like, every night
S01 • E06 We also knew when they were coming - Jussie Smollett: Anatomy of a Hoax 00:07
We also knew when they were coming
S01 • E01 How would I frame life in chicago in 2019? - Jussie Smollett: Anatomy of a Hoax 00:05
How would I frame life in chicago in 2019?