Anger, sadness, confusion among the gamut of reactions after Jussie Smollett charges dropped.
"I've been truthful and consistent on every single level since day one. I would not be my mother's son if I was capable of one drop of what I was accused of," Smollett said Tuesday.
While it was not immediately clear what prompted prosecutors to drop the charges against Smollett, a spokesperson for the Cook County State Attorney's Office noted that the actor will forfeit a $100,000 bond.Later in the afternoon, Chicago police superintendent Eddie Johnson and Mayor Rahm Emanuel spoke at a press conference and were furious about the prosecutor’s office decision to drop the case against Jussie Smollett. They defend the investigation and stand by it.
"This is without a doubt a whitewash of justice," Emanuel said at a news conference Tuesday afternoon. "There is no accountability. It is wrong, full stop.""I'm sure we all know what happened this morning," Johnson said at his press conference. "Do I think justice was served? No. What do I think justice is? I think this city is owed an apology."
As expected, many on social media are reacting in shock and confusion as to what has happened in this often-changing narrative, and how still unresolved this all feels. "Jussie Smollett is dividing the people of Chicago," someone wrote on Twitter, while another added this was "an underwhelming end" to one of the craziest situation she's seen in years.thing hasn't made sense to me from the beginning. Still doesn't. Probably never will. For me, this is a reminder of why I generally don't make assertions about things I know nothing about.
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