Celebrity reactions to charges against Jussie Smollett being dropped
Taraji P. Henson always believed Jussie Smollett's innocence, "because I know him and I know his track record," she says. https://t.co/hVVjRMYKCH
- USA TODAY (@USATODAY) March 26, 2019
Taraji P. Henson, Smollett's co-star on Empire, said that she believed in his innocence from the beginning "because I know him and I know his track record."
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Gabourey Sidibe, who also stars on Empire, posted this on Instagram with the following caption: "It’s weird that y’all decided that the police were being 100% honest about this case."
I’ll just put this right here. https://t.co/XVnDr9PraL
- Ava DuVernay (@ava) March 26, 2019
Director Ava DuVernay double downed on a previous tweet she had made about the Chicago PD being inconsistent and corrupt.
The Smollett announcement is yet another example of how our court system is broken. Lawyers look for loopholes and mistakes and then negotiate deals.
- devon sawa (@DevonESawa) March 26, 2019
Actor Devon Sawa from Nikita wasn't as supportive.
Kandi Burruss and Tamar Braxton, who appeared together on Celebrity Big Brother, posted their support for Jussie in The Shade Room comment section.
“George Soros Donated $408k to Kim Foxx, Prosecutor in Jussie Smollett Case” https://t.co/T4S2f3ot6E
- James Woods (@RealJamesWoods) March 26, 2019
Former actor turned right-wing conspiracy nut James Woods tries to link this back to George Soros.
Statement from the Smollett family https://t.co/VWLkbsvZyV pic.twitter.com/AzWbiwRSvb
- Ryan Parker (@TheRyanParker) March 26, 2019
Jussie's family released a statement.
😉 see y’all Wednesday. #empire #empirefox pic.twitter.com/jQUtsHcQBF
- Empire Writers (@EmpireWriters) March 26, 2019
The Empire writers indicated that Jussie will be returning to the show.
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