Bam!

“Empire” actor Jussie Smollet was hit with *16* felony counts by a Cook County grand jury today in relation to the alleged hate-crime attack that police think he staged himself:

…aaaaand THAT is why you shouldn't stage a political hate-crime that humiliates the city your TV show primarily films in. https://t.co/ue9s7PQb8G — Esoteric Jeff (@EsotericCD) March 8, 2019

Whoa. They’re not messing around:

it's major overkill. they're pissed. — Esoteric Jeff (@EsotericCD) March 8, 2019

Although it does look like many of these charges could be plea-bargained away:

As the report correctly notes, unless Smollett wants a trial, most of these charges are gonna be plea-bargained away. https://t.co/2OJvlwlhP7 — Cam Edwards (@CamEdwards) March 8, 2019

And. . .

This is not the worst news for Jussie as the Feds are still investigating:

The Jussie Smollett case is not over. A grand jury just returned 16 additional felony counts against the Empire star. And we are still waiting on the Feds to conclude their investigation. https://t.co/SG3w4JNQ4n — Emily Zanotti (@emzanotti) March 8, 2019

But at least he got to finish his sandwich:

Jussie Smollett charged with SIXTEEN felony counts for his hate crime hoax. Chicago is not screwing around with Smollett here, and the Feds are still doing their own investigation. At least he kept hit Subway footlong after the attack. ? — Josh Jordan (@NumbersMuncher) March 8, 2019

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