Topic: Chicago Hoax

2 chapters across the catalog

73: Justice 4 Juicy
• 7:49 - 11:52

73: Justice 4 Juicy

Jussie Smollett Trial Evidence and Cross-Examination

A report from Dan Abrams Live details the felony disorderly conduct charges against Jussie Smollett for staging a hate crime in January 2019. Prosecutors presented evidence of Instagram messages between Smollett and the Osundaro brothers sent shortly before the alleged attack. Smollett's testimony regarding a planned workout was contradicted by the lack of messages about canceling the session after the incident.

73: Justice 4 Juicy
• 59:01 - 1:04:37

73: Justice 4 Juicy

Cultural Differences in Ironing and the Subway Sandwich Red Flag

Mo explains why he immediately doubted Jussie Smollett's story, citing the extreme "polar vortex" weather in Chicago that night. He notes that no one in Chicago would go out for a Subway sandwich in temperatures cold enough to require setting train tracks on fire. The segment also includes a cultural aside about the importance of ironing clothes in the black community.