'EMPIRE' Writers Taunt Smollett Critics, Slam Journalists…

Empire Writers Taunt Smollett Critics, Slam Chicago Journalists: ‘You Reported a Bunch of False Information’

While many expressed bewilderment after all charges were dropped Empire actor Jussie Smollett for allegedly staging a hate crime, there is one group of people who are happy with the news: the writers of Empire.

Tweeting a picture of the T.V. showing the news on their Twitter account, they said “see y’all Wednesday”:

? see y’all Wednesday. #empire #empirefox pic.twitter.com/jQUtsHcQBF

— Empire Writers (@EmpireWriters) March 26, 2019

Empire writer Cameron Johnson took it a step further and tweeted at Rob Elgas, a Chicago-based reporter for ABC 7 who has been covering the case since it first broke in January.

Johnson accused Elgas of reporting “a bunch of false information and never retracted it”:

You reported a bunch of false information and never retracted it. Do your job, yes. But reporting on leaks that have been proven false is beneath you.

— Cameron Johnson (@cameronjawesome) March 26, 2019

When Elgas asked what he got wrong, Johnson simply tweeted emojis at Elags:

??

— Cameron Johnson (@cameronjawesome) March 26, 2019

WELP. pic.twitter.com/Dz85Xl4TH8

— Cameron Johnson (@cameronjawesome) March 26, 2019

Joe Magats, the first assistant state’s attorney, told reporters that while they are no longer prosecuting Smollett, it does not mean they exonerated him.

NEW from Chicago: Joe Magats, the first assistant state’s attorney who made the final decision to drop the charges against Jussie Smollett, says in an interview: “We didn’t exonerate him.”

— Julie Bosman (@juliebosman) March 26, 2019

More from the asst state’s attorney: “Here’s the thing — we work to prioritize violent crime and the drivers of violent crime. Public safety is our number one priority. I don’t see Jussie Smollett as a threat to public safety.”

— Julie Bosman (@juliebosman) March 26, 2019

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