| − | On February 21, 2019 Smollett was arrested by Chicago Police for trying to instigate a race war.<ref>Paul Joseph Watson | INFO''Wars'', Black Civil Rights Activist Says Jussie Smollet Could Have Started "Race War", https://www.infowars.com/black-civil-rights-activist-says-jussie-smollet-could-have-started-race-war/, February 18, 2019</ref><ref>''the Blaze'', Civil rights activist calls for Jussie Smollett's arrest, claims he could have triggered "race war", https://www.theblaze.com/news/jussie-smollett-civil-rights-arrest, February 19, 2019</ref> Following calls for his arrest for allegedly staging a hate crime, Smollett hired the public relations firm of Sunshine Sachs, whom [[liberal]] Hollywood mogul [[Harvey Weinstein]] hired to help defend him amid claims that he sexually assaulted multiple women.<ref>https://www.dailywire.com/news/43451/jussie-smollett-hires-harvey-weinsteins-pr-firm-emily-zanotti</ref> | + | On February 21, 2019 Smollett was arrested by Chicago Police for what others claimed as potentially attempting to instigate a race war.<ref>Paul Joseph Watson | INFO''Wars'', Black Civil Rights Activist Says Jussie Smollet Could Have Started "Race War", https://www.infowars.com/black-civil-rights-activist-says-jussie-smollet-could-have-started-race-war/, February 18, 2019</ref><ref>''the Blaze'', Civil rights activist calls for Jussie Smollett's arrest, claims he could have triggered "race war", https://www.theblaze.com/news/jussie-smollett-civil-rights-arrest, February 19, 2019</ref> Following calls for his arrest for allegedly staging a hate crime, Smollett hired the public relations firm of Sunshine Sachs, whom [[liberal]] Hollywood mogul [[Harvey Weinstein]] hired to help defend him amid claims that he sexually assaulted multiple women.<ref>https://www.dailywire.com/news/43451/jussie-smollett-hires-harvey-weinsteins-pr-firm-emily-zanotti</ref> |
| | The motivation cited by police was [[greed]]. Smollett evidently was not satisfied with his salary in Hollywood, and by claiming to be a victim of Trump supporters would guarantee a raise in Hollywood. | | The motivation cited by police was [[greed]]. Smollett evidently was not satisfied with his salary in Hollywood, and by claiming to be a victim of Trump supporters would guarantee a raise in Hollywood. |