{"id":1106643,"date":"2021-12-10T15:44:33","date_gmt":"2021-12-10T20:44:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1106643"},"modified":"2021-12-10T15:44:36","modified_gmt":"2021-12-10T20:44:36","slug":"ana-navarro-says-alleged-smollett-hate-crime-hoax-was-believable","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ana-navarro-says-alleged-smollett-hate-crime-hoax-was-believable\/","title":{"rendered":"Ana Navarro Says Alleged Smollett Hate Crime Hoax Was \u201cBelievable\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/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%2Fana-navarro-says-alleged-smollett-hate-crime-hoax-was-believable%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=1106643&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>The View co-hosts don\u2019t seem thrilled with Jussie Smollett\u2019s recent conviction for so many reasons. On December 9, the \u201cEmpire\u201d actor was convicted on five out of six charges related to a fake hate crime he staged against himself in 2019.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Ana Navarro said his original account was \u201cbelievable\u201d because of other incidents that occur in the world. Previously, Navarro slammed Smollett on Twitter for this exact reason, saying that his hoax would discourage real victims from coming forward.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>During the December 10 episode of \u201cThe View,\u201d Navarro said, \u201cThe big message that should come for everybody out of this is that it should not deter people who are the victims of real hate crimes from reporting it.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Navarro also disagrees with Smollett still maintaining his innocence after a mountain of evidence to the contrary. The CNN contributor said it would \u201cserve him well to accept responsibility,\u201d and said he should pay back the city of Chicago for all the time they wasted on his staged crime. She also called on the \u201cEmpire\u201d actor to \u201cshow a little humility and remorse.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe View\u201d hosts <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheView\/status\/1469343807644868613\">discussed<\/a> how the hoax would ultimately undermine real accusations of sexual assault and hate crimes, but then their conversation took an interesting turn \u2014 co-host Sunny Hostin cautioned against jumping to the defense of someone before knowing all the details.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen you approach anything that happens, you need to bring the information in\u2026 you need to respond, not react,\u201d Hostin said. \u201cEveryone across the boards reacted very quickly and very impulsively on Twitter. I just think it\u2019s a reminder that you can\u2019t dial that back in, so if a narrative goes out and you endorse it\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Guest star Laverne Cox, an LGBT activist, admitted that Smollett must have staged the attack but blamed his actions on a possible drug addiction. \u201cI still don\u2019t want to believe this,\u201d the \u201cOrange is the New Black\u201d alum said. \u201cIn his own testimony, he said that he, that there was drugs involved. I don\u2019t have any evidence that he is addicted to drugs, but we know that when drugs are involved, people don\u2019t always make the best decisions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But then Navarro insisted that the Left defending Smollett on Twitter even before they knew details of the case was similar to prominent Republicans posing for photos with Josh Duggar, who was just convicted on child pornography charges this week.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI saw yesterday a lot of reaction, you know, on that point, on that, on Twitter of people wanting to own the liberals who had reacted in support of Jussie Smollett. Well yesterday, also, Josh Duggar got convicted, found guilty of child pornography. And guess what? There are pictures all over, all online, of him with Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz and Mike Huckabee.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She continued, \u201cIt\u2019s not, you know, Kamala Harris\u2019s fault or Joe Biden\u2019s fault or Cory Booker\u2019s fault or anybody\u2019s fault that their natural reaction was to empathize with somebody who we all at first thought was a victim of a hate crime.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s Twitter\u2019s fault!\u201d Joy Behar declared.&nbsp;<\/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>The View co-hosts don\u2019t seem thrilled with Jussie Smollett\u2019s recent conviction for so many reasons. On December 9, the \u201cEmpire\u201d actor was convicted on five out of six charges related to a fake hate crime he staged against himself in 2019.\u00a0Ana Navarro said his original account was \u201cbelievable\u201d because of other incidents that occur in the world. Previously, Navarro slammed Smollett on Twitter for this exact reason, saying that his hoax would discourage real victims from coming forward.\u00a0During the December 10 episode of \u201cThe View,\u201d Navarro said, \u201cThe big message that should come for everybody out of this is that it should not deter people who are the victims of real hate crimes from reporting it.\u201d\u00a0Navarro also disagrees with Smollett still maintaining his innocence after a mountain of evidence to the contrary. The CNN contributor said it would \u201cserve him well to accept responsibility,\u201d and said he should pay back the city of Chicago for all the time they wasted on his staged crime. She also called on the \u201cEmpire\u201d actor to \u201cshow a little humility and remorse.\u201d\u201cThe View\u201d hosts discussed how the hoax would ultimately undermine real accusations of sexual assault and hate crimes, but then their conversation took an interesting turn \u2014 co-host Sunny Hostin cautioned against jumping to the defense of someone before knowing all the details.\u201cWhen you approach anything that happens, you need to bring the information in\u2026 you need to respond, not react,\u201d Hostin said. \u201cEveryone across the boards reacted very quickly and very impulsively on Twitter. I just think it\u2019s a reminder that you can\u2019t dial that back in, so if a narrative goes out and you endorse it\u2026\u201dGuest star Laverne Cox, an LGBT activist, admitted that Smollett must have staged the attack but blamed his actions on a possible drug addiction. \u201cI still don\u2019t want to believe this,\u201d the \u201cOrange is the New Black\u201d alum said. \u201cIn his own testimony, he said that he, that there was drugs involved. I don\u2019t have any evidence that he is addicted to drugs, but we know that when drugs are involved, people don\u2019t always make the best decisions.\u201dBut then Navarro insisted that the Left defending Smollett on Twitter even before they knew details of the case was similar to prominent Republicans posing for photos with Josh Duggar, who was just convicted on child pornography charges this week.\u00a0\u201cI saw yesterday a lot of reaction, you know, on that point, on that, on Twitter of people wanting to own the liberals who had reacted in support of Jussie Smollett. Well yesterday, also, Josh Duggar got convicted, found guilty of child pornography. And guess what? There are pictures all over, all online, of him with Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz and Mike Huckabee.\u201dShe continued, \u201cIt\u2019s not, you know, Kamala Harris\u2019s fault or Joe Biden\u2019s fault or Cory Booker\u2019s fault or anybody\u2019s fault that their natural reaction was to empathize with somebody who we all at first thought was a victim of a hate crime.\u201d\u201cIt\u2019s Twitter\u2019s fault!\u201d Joy Behar declared.\u00a0The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. 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