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Details: Jussie Smollett’s 400-Page Redacted Case File

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4 years agoon
Chicago Police have released the redacted case file of Jussie Smollett. Filled with previously undisclosed details, the 400-page document contains all the ins-and-outs of Smollett’s alleged false report.
Jussie Smollett's story strays from his initial account of the alleged Jan. 29 attack when he's interviewed by detectives on Feb. 14. pic.twitter.com/CbVoEQ8UVM
— Hayley Miller (@hayleymiller01) May 30, 2019
Since Cook County Judge Steven Watkins ordered Jussie Smollett’s case file unsealed, news media outlets have been scouring the pages of the document. Looking for similarities and differences of the actor’s account of events, the entire country is in a race to uncover the truth of what happened on those Chicago streets January 29th.
Throughout this ordeal, there has been no shortage of support or disbelief of the former Empire actor who alleged that he was attacked while returning to his high-rise in the Chi. Claiming two masked assailants beat him while shouting racist and homophobic slurs, Jussie’s statement is now available for further scrutiny. But how much of his account has changed since he discussed the attack?
What we know so far
Beginning with the description of his attackers, the police report shows Jussie did mention their race. Stating both attailants were white males, his official statement contradicts information he provided during his Good Morning America interview. Sitting one-on-one with Robin Roberts, Smollett said that he had no doubt in his mind the photos of the Osundairo brothers where the photos of his attackers. We also learned that video surveillance was recovered from five of nine locations.
Recovered
- Loews Dock Area
- Subway Restaurant
- Target
- River East Center
- Walgreens
Unrecovered
- Loews Building
- City View Condominiums
- Lizzy McNeil’s Bar
- Sheraton Hotel
Once Chicago PD officers arrived on the scene at 5:15am, they noted that there was “no crime scene being protected” and that there was “no evidence outside” at the location of the incident. After noting potential locations for the attackers to have presumably stashed a getaway vehicle, officers visited Smollett at a hospital to obtain his statement. Originally reported by TMZ, the account of the anonymous neighbor who saw two suspicious looking white men while walking her dogs is also included in the report. Along with her observations are those of the individual who was on the phone with Jussie during the attack and overheard the language used. This information is contained within the second and largest portion of the PDF collection.
The media stakeout at Chicago Police headquarters was so intense during the Jussie Smollett investigation that some outlet had reporters pose as homeless people to hang out inside the lobby, according to a police report released today pic.twitter.com/E9k6fSrNIC
— Claudia Koerner (@ClaudiaKoerner) May 30, 2019
At 307-pages, the document concludes with Smollett being accused of making false reports with an “undetermined motive.”
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Rolling Ray Undergoes Surgery After Wig Catches On Fire
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3 years agoon
January 19, 2021
Social media star Rolling Ray underwent surgery Tuesday morning to treat serious burns on his body after his terrible wig accident last week.
In a series of IG stories, he let his audience follow along as he prepped for surgery.
Last week Rolling Ray announced he was hospitalized after his wig caught on fire! During a January 13 Instagram Live session hosted straight from his hospital bedside, he showed his severely burnt and damaged face telling viewers his “whole skin, legs, arms, feet, and everything” were burned.
Prayers for Rolling Ray 🙏🏿 pic.twitter.com/d6PwlLbrlI
— TheShadeRoom (@TheShadeRoom) January 14, 2021
In a more recent Live, Ray explained the incident that led to his whole wig catching on fire: an unfortunate smoking accident. “It just, like, lit on fire when I tried to light the cigarette,” he recounted. “So I get to trying to snatch the wig off. B***h, the fire goes to my f*****g shirt, to my feet, to my legs, to my back. It’s a fire everywhere, it’s a fire in the whole room.”
#RollingRay made headlines last week after it was revealed that he accidentally let himself on #fire. Now he says that the incident occurred while he was trying to light a #cigarette. pic.twitter.com/AlkoI8IjGy
— talksandthought (@Talksandthought) January 19, 2021
Of course the internet trolled him in a disgusting display of ableism and heartlessness. Comments like “Rolling Ray should have stopped, dropped, and rolled” and “karma’s a b***h” had social media conflicted in its feelings about his accident. His sensation comes from his harsh and, often, below-the-belt reads (just last month he told Yung Miami to “dig (sic) up” her dead baby father. However, the criticism didn’t stop him from responding on Twitter.
I miss y’all 🥺! See y’all soon, if this what Karma feels like she should’ve came harder because I’m alive while others still dead. God loves me 😍! Imma bounce back
— RollingRay!!! (@DMVMOSTFAMOUS) January 17, 2021
Rolling Ray might be problematic as all get-out, but we do not tolerate ableism here. We wish him well as he heals.
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On Tuesday singer-songwriter and “American Idol” winner Fantasia Barrino took to social media to reveal that she is having a baby girl, her first child with husband Kendall Taylor.
In a series of Instagram stories, Fantasia showed pink fireworks being shot off during a gender reveal party, to her and her hubby’s excitement! She continued by sharing what her daughter-to-be’s name will be: Keziah London Taylor.
BIG announcement 💜🎉 pic.twitter.com/z8zJAZNZUU
— Fantasia Taylor (@TasiasWord) November 25, 2020
The news comes after the couple revealed they had struggled to conceive since their 2015 marriage. During a November episode of her IG Live show “Taylor Talks,” she described continuously praying for a child with her husband. Fantasia, a deeply devout Christian, was obviously elated when she shared the news.
“God I Want To Thank You!” she said in an Instagram caption. “You Gave Us A Seed even when the Doctor said that one of my Tubes [was] Closed you said Different. @salute1st I Love You King and I can’t wait to see who He or She acts Like.”
We can see Fantasia and family are all super excited to be welcoming a baby girl into their lives. All congratulations to her.
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Kim Kardashian and Kanye West Are Getting Divorced, Report Says
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3 years agoon
January 6, 2021
In a story published Tuesday evening, Page Six is reporting that Kim Kardashian and Kanye West are getting divorced, with the two already in settlement talks. The news comes after the couple spent the holiday season separately – Kanye at his ranch outside Cody, Wyoming, Kim and the kids with her famous family in southern California.
A source close to Kardashian was quoted saying, “Kim got Kanye to go up there so they could live separate lives and quietly get things sorted out to separate and divorce. She’s done.” Kardashian, 40, and West, 43, are said to be splitting because of marital problems directly related to Kanye’s very public mental health struggles.

For several years the rapper’s various antics have caused fans to worry. After coming out as a Trump supporter, West then announced his own 2020 presidential bid under a new political party: the Birthday Party. At a campaign rally in South Carolina, he was seen rambling, debating individual audience members, and at times, crying. In various interviews, he has rambled on almost incoherently, and his tweetstorms are now infamous.
For her part, Kim has always supported her husband and has openly discussed the difficulties of their marriage. Back in June, she shared on social media, “Anyone who has [bipolar disorder] or has a loved one in their life who does, knows how incredibly complicated and painful it is to understand… People who are unaware or far removed from this experience can be judgmental and not understand that the individual (has) to engage in the process of getting help no matter how hard family and friends try.”

It appears she has finally reached her limit in the union with the unnamed source saying, “She is serious about taking the bar exam and becoming a lawyer, she is serious about her prison reform campaign. Meanwhile Kanye is talking about running for president and saying other crazy s**t, and she’s just had enough of it.”
Separately, a source close to Kanye alleges the rapper is sick of his wife and her family, which might have some truth to it since he has tweeted some pretty nasty things about them in the past. “I been trying to get divorced since Kim met with Meek at the Warldolf [sic] for ‘prison reform,’” he said in a now-deleted July tweet. Recently, he hasn’t been featured on his wife’s Instagram and has largely remained out of the public eye.

With the news yet to be confirmed, the “divorce is imminent” reports are just rumors for now. We’ll be following the news as more information comes out.
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