Jussie Smollett was brutally attacked in Chicago on Tuesday morning. The incident was reported as hate crime. According to Love B Scott, Jussie was brutally attacked by two men who beat him up, put his head in a noose and screamed, “This is MAGA country.”
The incident went down around 2 AM Tuesday in Chicago, and according to one report, 2 men wearing ski masks placed a noose around Jussie’s neck during the attack. ThatGrapeJuice.Net says Jussie had recently received a creepy letter with cut out letters spelling, “You will die black f**.”
Law enforcement sources told TMZ that Chicago PD is investigating the incident as a battery.
We know Jussie was admitted and treated at Northwestern Memorial Hospital after the attack, but he’s already been released.
After news broke out many Celebrities including Lee Daniels showed empathy and concern. Kandi Burrus from Xscape posted on her Instagram “Sending many prayers to my friend JussieSmollett. Hate has caused a lot of problems in this world but has not solved one yet”. Lee Daniels visited Jussie Smollett via video chat. He captured a photo of Jussie. The photo shows him injured in the hospital bed with a cut underneath his eye. His face looks puffy as well. However, he is recovering well.
Lee Daniels confirmed through his social media video that the unknown substance that was poured on Jussie Smolett was bleach. Lee Daniels said, “It’s taking me a minute to come to social media about this because Jussie you are my son. You didn’t deserve nor anybody deserves to have a noose put around your neck, to have bleach thrown on you. To be called die faggot, nigga or whatever they said to you. You are better than that. We are better than that. America is better than that. It starts at home, it starts at home yo. We have to love each other regardless of what sexual orientation we are. Because it shows that we are United on a United front and no racist Fuck can come in and do the things that they did to you. Hold your head up Jussie. I’m with you. I’ll be there in a minute. It’s just another fucking day in America.”
Jussie Smollett Photos After Brutal Attack In Chicago
