Noah: Who Are the Homophobic, Racist, MAGA Supporters Who Also Watch ‘Empire?’

RUSH TRANSCRIPT NOAH By ░░░░░░░░ you ve all probably ░░░░░░░░ about the incident involving ░░░░░░░░ actor Jussie Smollett According ░░░░░░░░ Smollett he was walking ░░░░░░░░ streets of Chicago a ░░░░░░░░ weeks ago at 2 ░░░░░░░░ A M trying to ░░░░░░░░ a Subway sandwich when ░░░░░░░░ was beaten by two ░░░░░░░░ guys And not just ░░░░░░░░ two white guys These ░░░░░░░░ recognized Smollett from Empire ░░░░░░░░ then they beat him ░░░░░░░░ while shouting homophobic and ░░░░░░░░ slurs at him and ░░░░░░░░ threw a noose around ░░░░░░░░ neck poured bleach on ░░░░░░░░ and yelled This is ░░░░░░░░ country But now it ░░░░░░░░ like there s maybe ░░░░░░░░ lot more to the ░░░░░░░░ clip starts reporter Chicago ░░░░░░░░ want to re interview ░░░░░░░░ actor Jussie Smollett after ░░░░░░░░ new information about the ░░░░░░░░ attack against him Two ░░░░░░░░ told police Smollett paid ░░░░░░░░ to stage the attack ░░░░░░░░ ends NOAH That s ░░░░░░░░ The police now believe ░░░░░░░░ Smollett staged his own ░░░░░░░░ which would be insane ░░░░░░░░ you have to admit ░░░░░░░░ s a certain part ░░░░░░░░ the story that was ░░░░░░░░ a little weird Like ░░░░░░░░ are the MAGA supporters ░░░░░░░░ hate gay people who ░░░░░░░░ black people but also ░░░░░░░░ to watch Empire Laughter ░░░░░░░░ ve heard of hate ░░░░░░░░ but that sh t ░░░░░░░░ be next level It ░░░░░░░░ like a member of ░░░░░░░░ Klan buying tickets to ░░░░░░░░ on the Roof Look ░░░░░░░░ m no fan of ░░░░░░░░ Jews but you have ░░░░░░░░ to admit they can ░░░░░░░░ a mean fiddle Laughter ░░░░░░░░ now it s being ░░░░░░░░ that Jussie Smollett paid ░░░░░░░░ couple of guys to ░░░░░░░░ this attack But who ░░░░░░░░ accept money to do ░░░░░░░░ a thing These guys ░░░░░░░░ starts reporter Sources say ░░░░░░░░ Nigerian brothers told detectives ░░░░░░░░ directed them to buy ░░░░░░░░ rope at this hardware ░░░░░░░░ and reportedly even rehearsed ░░░░░░░░ assault ahead of time ░░░░░░░░ brothers were captured on ░░░░░░░░ video around the time ░░░░░░░░ said he was attacked ░░░░░░░░ of them is connected ░░░░░░░░ Smollett through Empire where ░░░░░░░░ played a prisoner in ░░░░░░░░ two reporter One of ░░░░░░░░ men was the actor ░░░░░░░░ personal trainer clip ends ░░░░░░░░ Hold up hold up ░░░░░░░░ So Smollett s Migerian ░░░░░░░░ trainer is one of ░░░░░░░░ guys who beat him ░░░░░░░░ That doesn t make ░░░░░░░░ unless his trainer was ░░░░░░░░ pissed off Smollett was ░░░░░░░░ Subway maybe that s ░░░░░░░░ it was aaahhh what ░░░░░░░░ i tell you no ░░░░░░░░ after 7 00 P ░░░░░░░░ huh laughter the story ░░░░░░░░ so weird i don ░░░░░░░░ care who you are ░░░░░░░░ this is a weird ░░░░░░░░ they re saying jussie ░░░░░░░░ the attack a few ░░░░░░░░ before it happened that ░░░░░░░░ sense because if i ░░░░░░░░ paying these two to ░░░░░░░░ me up i would ░░░░░░░░ to practice too okay ░░░░░░░░ m sorry look at ░░░░░░░░ photo how many abs ░░░░░░░░ the guy on the ░░░░░░░░ have it looks like ░░░░░░░░ stole a couple of ░░░░░░░░ from the other guy ░░░░░░░░ in the public eye ░░░░░░░░ story has moved from ░░░░░░░░ hate crime against a ░░░░░░░░ TV actor to a ░░░░░░░░ hoax by a popular ░░░░░░░░ actor but smollett still ░░░░░░░░ there was no collusion ░░░░░░░░ starts SMOLLETT Who the ░░░░░░░░ would make something like ░░░░░░░░ up or add something ░░░░░░░░ it You do such ░░░░░░░░ disservice when you lie ░░░░░░░░ things like this ROBERTS ░░░░░░░░ the attackers are never ░░░░░░░░ how will you be ░░░░░░░░ to heal SMOLLETT I ░░░░░░░░ t know let s ░░░░░░░░ hope that they are ░░░░░░░░ know what i m ░░░░░░░░ like let s not ░░░░░░░░ there yet let s ░░░░░░░░ i was talking to ░░░░░░░░ friend and i said ░░░░░░░░ just want them to ░░░░░░░░ them and she said ░░░░░░░░ they re not going ░░░░░░░░ find them that just ░░░░░░░░ me so angry clip ░░░░░░░░ NOAH Okay either this ░░░░░░░░ s telling the truth ░░░░░░░░ he deserves an emmy ░░░░░░░░ that interview applause because ░░░░░░░░ all of that is ░░░░░░░░ a performance i don ░░░░░░░░ care what he s ░░░░░░░░ about you can t ░░░░░░░░ him he s too ░░░░░░░░ to not be on ░░░░░░░░ that s basically where ░░░░░░░░ story is now i ░░░░░░░░ t know how it ░░░░░░░░ going to end up ░░░░░░░░ every day the story ░░░░░░░░ stranger and stranger tomorrow ░░░░░░░░ could find out the ░░░░░░░░ brothers arect princes and ░░░░░░░░ the money to unlock ░░░░░░░░ royal inheritance i don ░░░░░░░░ know where this is ░░░░░░░░ or maybe they re ░░░░░░░░ of the n b ░░░░░░░░ team Obama is forming ░░░░░░░░ Africa we don t ░░░░░░░░ we don t know ░░░░░░░░ we d love to ░░░░░░░░ wildly speculating but we ░░░░░░░░ t have the time ░░░░░░░░ we have to go ░░░░░░░░ a commercial break we ░░░░░░░░ be right back!”