Netflix viewers spot weird element as Jussie Smollett defends staged assault

Netflix viewers have noticed a weird element within the new Jussie Smollett documentary through which he breaks his five-year silence to defend himself over the staged assault hoax that ruined his profession.

Smollett made headlines worldwide in January 2019 when the celeb was reported to have been assaulted in a racist and homophobic assault outdoors his condominium constructing.

The 2 attackers have been work acquaintances of Smollett’s from the TV present Empire and later claimed he had paid them to hold out the staged assault for publicity.

Smollett was indicted on a number of costs of filling a false police report and served time in county jail for this crime.

Within the new documentary on Netflix, titled The Fact About Jussie Smollett? nevertheless, an much more sinister suggestion is made: that Smollett was genuinely attacked and that your entire factor was a hoax led to by the Chicago Police Division.

The 2 acquaintances of Smollett’s who’re lengthy believed to have been paid to hold out the assault by the actor are Akimbola and Olabinjo Osundairo, each of whom are black and of Nigerian heritage.

This was one of many first particulars that’s thought to have raised alarm bells concerning the supposed racist assault, through which they poured bleach on the mixed-race actor and instructed him he was in ‘MAGA Nation’.

Within the documentary, Smollett claims that the cost he made to the pair was truly for natural steroids and there was a separate pair of white males who carried out the assault who have been by no means investigated.



The Netflix doc, nevertheless, has been largely slammed by each viewers and critics, with viewers particularly selecting out particulars omitted of the Netflix doc.

The Guardian’s Hannah J Davies known as the documentary ‘irresponsible’ and ‘flimsy’ of their two-star review, claiming that these making the claims that the entire thing was a Chicago PD-supported hoax weren’t specialists on the matter and but have been lent credibility as in the event that they have been.

One fan on a Reddit thread discussing the doc commented ‘I at all times choose up my subway sandwich after being attacked’, whereas one other replied saying: “With a noose nonetheless round my neck.”

After the assault, Smollett was proven nonetheless strolling into his condominium with a sandwich he had purchased and, when police arrived, he had not but taken the noose off his neck.

When police arrived, they requested if he wished to take it off, to which he replied: “Yeah I do, I simply wished you to see it.”

Followers felt that, by not addressing these within the documentary, it pointed in the direction of Smollett not but absolutely explaining inconsistencies along with his story. A black Chicago police officer talking within the documentary spoke about how he felt it was weird and he did not know anybody who would willingly preserve a noose on their neck in that scenario.

One other remark stated: “I feel he lied and I feel the documentary was trash. They didn’t adequately clarify ‘each side’ in any respect.

“They by no means requested Jussie any onerous questions, simply allowed him to offer his account with no push again.

“They outlined the police’s case (very sturdy imo) after which threw in a bunch of issues within the final 20 minutes to make audiences doubt the police.”

The Fact about Jussie Smollett? is on the market to observe on Netflix now.