{"id":1105839,"date":"2021-12-10T11:14:20","date_gmt":"2021-12-10T16:14:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1105839"},"modified":"2021-12-10T11:14:23","modified_gmt":"2021-12-10T16:14:23","slug":"dont-beat-yourself-up-over-it-bud-hilarious-responses-to-jussie-smolletts-guilty-verdict","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dont-beat-yourself-up-over-it-bud-hilarious-responses-to-jussie-smolletts-guilty-verdict\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Don\u2019t Beat Yourself Up Over It, Bud\u2019: Hilarious Responses To Jussie Smollett\u2019s Guilty Verdict"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdont-beat-yourself-up-over-it-bud-hilarious-responses-to-jussie-smolletts-guilty-verdict%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1105839&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>On Thursday, a jury found former \u201cEmpire\u201d actor Jussie Smollett guilty on counts related to an apparent hate crime hoax he orchestrated in 2019. The jury reached their decision after about nine hours of deliberation.<\/p>\n<p>Smollett was found guilty on five out of six counts of disorderly conduct. He has not yet been sentenced.<\/p>\n<p>The disgraced actor immediately started trending on social media, and some of the responses were just fantastic.<\/p>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/benshapiro\/status\/1469084924745506819\">Ben Shapiro<\/a>: \u201cTonight, Jussie Smollett can rest knowing that his attacker has been convicted.\u201d\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Liz_Wheeler\/status\/1469088048206000131\">Liz Wheeler<\/a>: \u201cI\u2019m SO glad they caught &amp; convicted Jussie Smollett\u2019s attacker.\u201d\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MsBlaireWhite\/status\/1469088094632751106\">Blaire White<\/a>: \u201cPoor Jussie. Hope he doesn\u2019t beat himself up over this.\u201d\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheBabylonBee\/status\/1469084742666448897\">The Babylon Bee<\/a>: \u201cCruel: Jussie Smollett Will Be Forced To Share A Jail Cell With His Attacker\u201d\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/StacyThePatriot\/status\/1468314982454550528\">Stacy Forrest<\/a>: \u201cCongratulations to Jussie Smollett for being the first American to scam a Nigerian.\u201d\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TomiLahren\/status\/1469124995716681728\">Tomi Lahren<\/a>: \u201c\u200b\u200bJussie I know you\u2019ve been found guilty and this is a difficult day for you but don\u2019t beat yourself up over it, bud.\u201d\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/benshapiro\/status\/1469073962130976777\">Ben Shapiro<\/a>: \u201cIf Jussie Smollett is acquitted, it will send the message that attacking a black, gay man while shouting MAGA slurs is acceptable in our society.\u201d\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/exjon\/status\/1469087297542844416\">Jon Gabriel<\/a>: \u201cOnly reason jurors found Jussie guilty is because Chicago is MAGA country.\u201d\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TimRunsHisMouth\/status\/1469181573803266050\">Tim Young<\/a>: \u201cDon\u2019t tell Jussie\u2026 but Biden\u2019s approval ratings would make it appear as if this is, in fact, MAGA country\u2026\u201d\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LisaMarieBoothe\/status\/1469115996661338114\">Lisa Boothe<\/a>: \u201cJussie Smollett can finally rest easy tonight.\u201d\n<p>The actor faced a total of \u201csix counts of disorderly conduct under a subsection of the law that prohibits false reports to police,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcchicago.com\/news\/local\/what-charges-does-jussie-smollett-face-at-trial-heres-a-breakdown\/2703612\/\">according<\/a> to NBC Chicago. The charges were listed as class 4 felonies, \u201cwhich are among the least serious felonies in Illinois,\u201d the report said, adding that possible \u201cconvictions can still carry potential prison time of up to three years.\u201d The report detailed the six counts:<\/p>\n<p>Count 1 accuses him of telling responding Chicago Police Officer Muhammed Baig at around 2:45 a.m., some 45 minutes after the purported attack, that he was the victim of a hate crime. He said two attackers put a rope around his neck. Count 2 refers to Smollett telling the same officer he was a victim of a battery, describing attackers beating and pouring bleach on him.<\/p>\n<p>Counts 3 and 4 are when Smollett made the same claims but to a different officer, Kimberly Murray, later that morning, at just before 6 a.m.<\/p>\n<p>Count 5 accuses Smollett of again telling Murray at around 7:15 p.m. that he was the victim of a battery. Count 6 refers to Smollett reporting on Feb. 14, 2019, to detective Robert Graves that he\u2019d been a victim of an aggravated battery.<\/p>\n<p>As <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/breaking-jussie-smollett-found-guilty-on-multiple-counts-in-hate-crime-hoax-case\">The Daily Wire<\/a> explained, back in January 2019, Smollett claimed he was targeted and attacked by apparent supporters of President Donald Trump in an anti-gay, anti-black hate crime. His alleged attackers, whom he initially described as white males who yelled \u201cThis is MAGA country,\u201d were brothers Abimbola and Olabinjo Osundairo, Smollett maintained. Notably, the brothers are both black men who knew the \u201cEmpire\u201d star before the incident and have claimed Smollett orchestrated the \u201choax.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/here-are-all-top-democrats-tweets-about-jussie-amanda-prestigiacomo\">The Daily Wire<\/a> detailed Smollett\u2019s claim at the time:<\/p>\n<p>Smollett contends he was targeted by two Trump supporters, who verbally and physically accosted him as he was walking home from a Subway sandwich shop in downtown Chicago on January 29. The actor says the men called him a \u201cf*****\u201d and a \u201cn*****,\u201d tied a noose around his neck, poured bleach on him, and kicked him in the ribs.<\/p>\n<p>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"> member<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Thursday, a jury found former \u201cEmpire\u201d actor Jussie Smollett guilty on counts related to an apparent hate crime hoax he orchestrated in 2019. The jury reached their decision after about nine hours of deliberation.Smollett was found guilty on five out of six counts of disorderly conduct. He has not yet been sentenced.The disgraced actor immediately started trending on social media, and some of the responses were just fantastic.Ben Shapiro: \u201cTonight, Jussie Smollett can rest knowing that his attacker has been convicted.\u201dLiz Wheeler: \u201cI\u2019m SO glad they caught &#038; convicted Jussie Smollett\u2019s attacker.\u201dBlaire White: \u201cPoor Jussie. Hope he doesn\u2019t beat himself up over this.\u201dThe Babylon Bee: \u201cCruel: Jussie Smollett Will Be Forced To Share A Jail Cell With His Attacker\u201dStacy Forrest: \u201cCongratulations to Jussie Smollett for being the first American to scam a Nigerian.\u201dTomi Lahren: \u201c\u200b\u200bJussie I know you\u2019ve been found guilty and this is a difficult day for you but don\u2019t beat yourself up over it, bud.\u201dBen Shapiro: \u201cIf Jussie Smollett is acquitted, it will send the message that attacking a black, gay man while shouting MAGA slurs is acceptable in our society.\u201dJon Gabriel: \u201cOnly reason jurors found Jussie guilty is because Chicago is MAGA country.\u201dTim Young: \u201cDon\u2019t tell Jussie\u2026 but Biden\u2019s approval ratings would make it appear as if this is, in fact, MAGA country\u2026\u201dLisa Boothe: \u201cJussie Smollett can finally rest easy tonight.\u201dThe actor faced a total of \u201csix counts of disorderly conduct under a subsection of the law that prohibits false reports to police,\u201d according to NBC Chicago. The charges were listed as class 4 felonies, \u201cwhich are among the least serious felonies in Illinois,\u201d the report said, adding that possible \u201cconvictions can still carry potential prison time of up to three years.\u201d The report detailed the six counts:Count 1 accuses him of telling responding Chicago Police Officer Muhammed Baig at around 2:45 a.m., some 45 minutes after the purported attack, that he was the victim of a hate crime. He said two attackers put a rope around his neck. Count 2 refers to Smollett telling the same officer he was a victim of a battery, describing attackers beating and pouring bleach on him.Counts 3 and 4 are when Smollett made the same claims but to a different officer, Kimberly Murray, later that morning, at just before 6 a.m.Count 5 accuses Smollett of again telling Murray at around 7:15 p.m. that he was the victim of a battery. Count 6 refers to Smollett reporting on Feb. 14, 2019, to detective Robert Graves that he\u2019d been a victim of an aggravated battery.As The Daily Wire explained, back in January 2019, Smollett claimed he was targeted and attacked by apparent supporters of President Donald Trump in an anti-gay, anti-black hate crime. His alleged attackers, whom he initially described as white males who yelled \u201cThis is MAGA country,\u201d were brothers Abimbola and Olabinjo Osundairo, Smollett maintained. Notably, the brothers are both black men who knew the \u201cEmpire\u201d star before the incident and have claimed Smollett orchestrated the \u201choax.\u201d The Daily Wire detailed Smollett\u2019s claim at the time:Smollett contends he was targeted by two Trump supporters, who verbally and physically accosted him as he was walking home from a Subway sandwich shop in downtown Chicago on January 29. The actor says the men called him a \u201cf*****\u201d and a \u201cn*****,\u201d tied a noose around his neck, poured bleach on him, and kicked him in the ribs.The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a member.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":77,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1105839","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1105839","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/77"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1105839"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1105839\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1105839"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1105839"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1105839"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}