The Jussie Smollett story is not just about Jussie Smollett. It's about us
by Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times
Feb 25, 2019
4 minutes
This is not a column about Jussie Smollett. I do not know the man except as a star of "Empire," cannot confirm what he did or did not do, have no idea why he or anyone involved would or wouldn't do such a thing. Just like, you know, most of America.
I know Smollett has been charged with, which is not to say convicted of, making a false police report in which he claimed he was assaulted in ways that seemed to indicate a hate crime. I know that Smollett continues to deny this and that the Chicago
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