This is just the break the Foxx campaign has not been looking for.
Jussie Smollett Making Directorial Debut With Classic Novel ‘B-Boy Blues’
The James Earl Hardy book was ahead of its time when it was released in 1994.
This is just the break the Foxx campaign has not been looking for.
as Yogi Berra said, it ain’t over til its over.
So what’s Jussie doing for income now?
A copy of the new indictment is in this article.
At first I thought this was an old article, but the date filed stamped on the indictment is Feb 11, 2020.
Smollett due back in court today to answer six charges, and he is expected to plead “Not Guilty.” Idiot.
It’s become an issue in the Cook County State’s Attorney race: Jussie Smollett case overshadows reelection bid of Chicago's top prosecutor | CNN
Kim Foxx has won the democratic primary election, which is pretty much a shoo-in for the Cook County general election in November. (she didn’t get my vote)
Look who’s back in the news again.
He’s kinda self-employed, producing & directing his own film.
Jury selection for felony disorderly conduct case starts in 8 weeks.
I updated the thread title. I’m not delighted with what i went with, so if you think you have a better idea, drop me a DM and I’ll update it again.
Well the trial has started:
Predictions? I think he will be found guilty–but get a nothing punishment–a year or so of probation.
Really? Because I was coming in to complement you on the title change. I like the spirit of it.
Yeah, that is the perfect thread title.
What’s your prediction of the damage to his career? I think it’s going to cost him much more than any court verdict.
That’s the real perfect punishment. Say hello to obscurity, you spoiled attention seeking diva.
I read that in RIff Raff’s voice.
He’s already moved up: instead of being a mere actor he’s now a director.
For some strange reason this movie hasn’t been discussed in Cafe Society.
Which he’s also producing so one can presume he hired himself.
It looks like it made one film festival appearance and is still looking for a distributor. It looks like he got backing from an investor interested in bankrolling minority produced films. The author of the book is also named as a producer on the movie so that probably cleared up some rights issues.
The James Earl Hardy book was ahead of its time when it was released in 1994.
And besides that movie:
Meanwhile, Smollett and Wilson, who created the company A Supermassive Movie in September 2020, have already shot their follow-up project to B-Boy Blues in New York and Los Angeles. It’s an untitled series pilot that stars and is directed by Smollett. Regardless of the outcome of the trial in which the former child actor faces six counts of disorderly conduct for filing false police reports — with a sentence of up to three years if convicted — the pair plan to shop the small-screen project at the upcoming Sundance Film Festival.
Dropped by UTA and facing charges over allegedly staging a hate crime in January 2019, the actor-director has nevertheless found financing for a film and a proposed TV series.