NBA analyst and basketball legend Charles Barkley believes that the real victims of the Jussie Smollett saga are people who have actually suffered hate crime attacks. He also lamented the fact that the ‘Empire’ actor put law enforcement in “a bad light.”
TMZ caught up with ‘Sir Charles’ and asked him if he thought Smollett had “skated.”
“That’s an understatement,” Barkley quipped.
The hoops great then unloaded on Smollett, explaining that he isn’t a victim of anything but many other people will suffer because of Jussie’s hoax crime.
“Well, I was disappointed because it put the police in a bad light,” Barkley told TMZ.
“Those are the losers, the real victims,” he continued. “Anybody who’s gay who gets beat up, they’re the real losers. Or black who gets beat up, they’re the real losers.”
He’s quite right, the true victims in any faked or staged hate crime are always the people who are legitimately attacked. Why? Because law enforcement, the public, and those who might be able to help might look at their story with a wary eye.
Barkley Mocks Jussie
Barkley went viral in February when his repeated mockery of Smollett during halftime coverage of a game had his co-host Shaquille O’Neal begging for mercy from all of the laughter.
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“America, let me just tell you something,” Barkley joked. “Do not commit crimes with checks.”
The shot was a clear reference to the fact that Smollett allegedly paid two Nigerian actors to help him stage the fake ‘MAGA Country’ hate crime.
Little advice for Jussie Smollett from Charles Barkley. pic.twitter.com/jdDcabkxl1
— Todd Kron (@Toddkron) February 22, 2019
“If you’re gonna break the law, do not write a check,” Barkley continued. “Get cash, man. I never use the ATM. Now, I heard you can only get 200 dollars … Gonna make a lot of stops at the ATM … Do not write checks when you commit illegal activity.”
A Bad Situation
Early Thursday morning, President Trump offered his own update on the Smollett case, claiming the FBI and DOJ are going to review what happened when prosecutors suddenly dismissed the 16 felony counts against him.
Trump called the situation “an embarrassment to our nation.”
FBI & DOJ to review the outrageous Jussie Smollett case in Chicago. It is an embarrassment to our Nation!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 28, 2019
Barkley said the whole sordid affair was a “disappointment,” though he opined that the actor should not have faced jail time.
“I don’t think he should have went to jail,” he said. “But it is unfortunate. I think it’s a really bad situation for everybody involved.”
“There’s no winners. We’re all losers.”
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Only if Jussie Smolletts ends up serving some jail time behind bars will Americans believe the justice system of this nation is still working.
““Those are the losers, the real victims,” he continued. “Anybody who’s gay who gets beat up, they’re the real losers. Or black who gets beat up, they’re the real losers.”
You failed to mention the real target of this hate crime. White Trump supporters. Put a MAGA hat on and walk through town, you are at risk of assault. Liberals have gotten away with this for the last 2 years. Now the message is, if you stage a hate hoax against white Trump supporters you will get a pardon.
There’s plenty corruption on BOTH sides of the aisle…….but if you support the left in ANY way, you’re bat schidt crazy. Everyone has their hand in the cookie jar……and we need to catch them all…..but the left will “sell out” you and America to satisfy their greed. They are especially dangerous, because they are so deeply entrenched in the JUST US system, which is pretty much proven by this case being dismissed, and by all the PROVEN guilty (HILLARY) who have been protected. If we don’t get some people in jail……..YOU are going down with America and the rest of us.
I hope he never gets to work in TV shows ever again. What a freaking LOSER.
Not only is Barkley correct on this, the real story in Chicago is that gay bashing occurs all of the time. The residents of Boystown have asked Rahmbo for more police protection, especially on Friday and Saturday nights when the bars and clubs are full, but the Tiny Dancer has ignored their pleas for as long as he’s been mayor. The perps, of course, are members of another – ahem – protected class; they come from the city’s south side, wreak havoc in the neighborhood and then use their LINK cards to get back on the Metra or El and go back home with their stolen goods.
Well Charles, what if the stories about the obamas put him up to this are true ? Now what?
If anybody’s looking for a textbook example of collusion, this has to be it! A lot of people had to be involved and put their heads together to collude his freedom in this manner. But this is far from over. And I imagine there are going to be a lot of big, arrogant, prominent heads rolling when the truth comes out — and it will come out!
The liberal fix is in. Only complete corruption could arrange a dismissal of 16 charges and make the finding inaccessible to the public. How do you do that? With this kind of corruption, can you imagine what the next presidential election will look like?
The real victims are Trump and his supporters…and all white people. This race baiting sh*t has been exploited for decades now. Where, IF its against anyone “WHITE”…Its ” ALL RIGHT!!”…NOTHING, will happen to you. AND THAT! is what Smollett proved. The RACIST LEFT, will protect you!
SMOLLETT, YOU ARE A NUMBER ONE CROOK AND YOUR BUTT SHOULD PAY FOR YOUR CRIME AND THE PERSON WHO LET YOU OFF BELONGS IN JAIL RIGHT BESIDE YOU. OUR JUSTICE SYSTEM NEEDS A COMPLETE OVER HAUL, AND THESE CROOKED ATTORNEYS AND PROSACUTERS ALL NEED TO ANSWER FOR THEY STUPID THINGS THEY DO LIKE LETTING A SCAM ARTIST GO. MAKE HIM PAYU
He belongs in jail for this scam.
Barkley is right except for one thing! The boy needs to go to jail for awhile and think about what he did !
A person IS_ A Person
Amen to that, Patriot!
She kept the 10,000.00 How do you keep money from the innocent?
Unfortunately that’s true.
But Lady Justice is not $$ Blind! lol
What if you’re white and get beaten up, or brown, or some other color? Doesn’t that matter, or is it only if you’re black and get beaten up, or if you’re gay and get beaten up? How about an 85 year old man who gets beaten up outside an abortion clinic? Does that matter? We need to put race aside and start seeing people as people. A gay person doesn’t have any more rights than a straight person. A Black person doesn’t have any more rights than a Chinese. If someone pretends to get beaten up, he, or she needs to be arrested. It’s not any more wrong for a Black to get beaten up than any other person. Seriously, what’s wrong with people. What if you’re half Black and half Mexican? What are their rights? A person is a person. If they break the law the should get arrested. Lady Justice is supposed to be color blind.
I agree…but he needs them to get the pity to keep his job…with liberals it is all about deceiving to make themselves the victims. Smollett should serve the maximum amount of time for his hate crime. Of, course Democrats make laws with the intention of not following them or allowing their supporters to pay the price…sad. :-(
He need to tell those greedy family members to get a job.
And for this achievement the NAACP is giving him an award ! Shows how far down the path of moral equivalence even once respected organisations have travelled.
You took the words right out of my mouth, OliveBone. He absolutely should have to spend time in jail. Who ever dreamed he would not suffer any consequences at all??
Charles is right about everything except his view on punishment – Jussie should serve jail time. This is the second time he has lied his way in/out of trouble, last time it was to get out of a DUI now he has moved on to a bogus hate crime to get attention.
Barkley is 100% right. Smollett is a racist and should be shunned…but with Democrats in power he will be hailed a hero. Our morality compass has been demolished by disgusting liberals. If you folks who live in that State see Jussie Smollett out in public…like at 2:30 in the morning at Subway…push back and call him out for the racist he is. Do not allow him to be comfortable…run him out of where ever he is…show him just how upset you are…HEY! …..Why not do it…it worked for Maxine Waters against Trump supporters :-) We have to stand up against this type of hate crime…why make the damn law if you have no intention of adjudicating it???????????????????????????????
Charles, you the man! jussie, you the fraud!