Jussie Smollett's trial
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wrote on 3 Dec 2021, 13:05 last edited by
Jussie Smollett’s attorneys asked for a mistrial Thursday after the judge called their evidence irrelevant in front of the jury and “physically lunged” at one of the actor’s lawyers.
The odd fracas came in the midst of the defense’s cross-examination of Olabinjo Osundairo, who claims he was paid to help Smollett stage the hate crime, as attorney Tamara Walker grilled him about his alleged homophobia and past derogatory remarks toward suspected gay men.
Osundairo, 30, had just acknowledged he used the word “fruity ass” to refer to a man he suspected was gay and Walker asked if Smollett, who is openly gay, knew he’d said such things in the past.
Judge James Linn called the line of questioning “collateral” in front of the jury, indicating it didn’t have any relevance to the crime Smollett’s on trial for because it was from a past event, prompting Walker to ask for a sidebar.
While the attorneys were conferring with Linn, Walker claimed he “physically lunged” at her when she presented the motion for a mistrial, a claim the justice vigorously denied and was not witnessed by The Post.
“When you said the word mistrial on these grounds frankly I was stunned you’d even consider a mistrial based on this,” Linn said.
Attorney Heather Widell said they had the legal grounds to ask the questions and also accused the judge of visibly “snarling” in front of the jury anytime he sustained an objection from the prosecution and wanted to make sure his non-verbal cues were on the record.
“I’ve noticed snarls multiple times,” Widell said.
The judge took the discussion into his chambers and when he emerged about 10 minutes later and brought the jury back out, he told them to ignore comments he made to the attorneys
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Gutfeld: "This story is getting less coverage than Brian Stelter in a Speedo."
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wrote on 8 Dec 2021, 14:58 last edited by George K 12 Aug 2021, 14:59
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wrote on 9 Dec 2021, 23:21 last edited by
The jury is in - a very quick verdict.
And it's guilty on the first 5 charges.
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wrote on 9 Dec 2021, 23:35 last edited by
But a gay black man, represented by two black women, lost a case presided by an old white man?
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But a gay black man, represented by two black women, lost a case presided by an old white man?
wrote on 9 Dec 2021, 23:43 last edited by@lufins-dad said in Jussie Smollet's trial:
But a gay black man, represented by two black women, lost a case presided by an old white man?
What was the racial makeup of the jury?
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@lufins-dad said in Jussie Smollet's trial:
But a gay black man, represented by two black women, lost a case presided by an old white man?
What was the racial makeup of the jury?
wrote on 9 Dec 2021, 23:48 last edited by@george-k said in Jussie Smollet's trial:
@lufins-dad said in Jussie Smollet's trial:
But a gay black man, represented by two black women, lost a case presided by an old white man?
What was the racial makeup of the jury?
Racial makeup? Is that like blackface?
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wrote on 9 Dec 2021, 23:48 last edited by
Lyin' Joe:
Do you think he'll be disappointed and angry with the verdict?
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wrote on 10 Dec 2021, 00:16 last edited by
To be fair, he has more name recognition now. That was an end goal?
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wrote on 10 Dec 2021, 00:26 last edited by
@89th said in Jussie Smollet's trial:
To be fair, he has more name recognition now. That was an end goal?
Not sure if "fair" is the right word, but Mrs. George commented that the motivation was publicity, of which there is no such thing as "bad."
If he goes to prison (and I doubt he will), perhaps his fame will give him some juice.
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wrote on 10 Dec 2021, 00:39 last edited by
At least that is some good news. Pretend crimes should have real consequences. Sadly, too often real crimes have pretend consequences.
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At least that is some good news. Pretend crimes should have real consequences. Sadly, too often real crimes have pretend consequences.
wrote on 10 Dec 2021, 00:48 last edited by@kluurs said in Jussie Smollet's trial:
Pretend crimes should have real consequences. Sadly, too often real crimes have pretend consequences.
That is more profound than you think.
Wonderful comment.
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wrote on 10 Dec 2021, 01:03 last edited by Doctor Phibes 12 Oct 2021, 01:03
@george-k said in Jussie Smollet's trial:
Lyin' Joe:
To be fair, his predecessor lied like a bastard about the "greatest crime in history".
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@george-k said in Jussie Smollet's trial:
Lyin' Joe:
To be fair, his predecessor lied like a bastard about the "greatest crime in history".
wrote on 10 Dec 2021, 01:34 last edited by@doctor-phibes said in Jussie Smollet's trial:
To be fair, his predecessor lied like a bastard about the "greatest crime in history".
No question.
But, interestingly, the Orange Man gets called out on it time and again, and Lyin' Amtrak Joe gets a pass.
(he lied about his Amtrak miles again, yesterday)
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@doctor-phibes said in Jussie Smollet's trial:
To be fair, his predecessor lied like a bastard about the "greatest crime in history".
No question.
But, interestingly, the Orange Man gets called out on it time and again, and Lyin' Amtrak Joe gets a pass.
(he lied about his Amtrak miles again, yesterday)
wrote on 10 Dec 2021, 12:25 last edited by Doctor Phibes 12 Oct 2021, 12:25@george-k said in Jussie Smollet's trial:
@doctor-phibes said in Jussie Smollet's trial:
To be fair, his predecessor lied like a bastard about the "greatest crime in history".
No question.
But, interestingly, the Orange Man gets called out on it time and again, and Lyin' Amtrak Joe gets a pass.
(he lied about his Amtrak miles again, yesterday)
I'm no fan of Biden, or of the US media's treatment of him, however lying with some stupid anecdote about Amtrak miles, and about having the Presidential election stolen from him really aren't the same thing.
I know, I know, you can say we're just arguing about price. Except we really aren't.