They were wrong. Will they apologize? Why on earth would they? No reporter will ask them to clarify their initial remarks.Their industry peers won’t expect an apology of any sort. There’s no incentive for them to say they’re sorry … so they won’t. Christian Toto
Christian Toto . . . "Still, most media outlets focused on the alleged attack over those critical questions. The narrative proved irresistible for our biased press. A gay black man assaulted by Trump supporters?
"Stop the cyber presses!
"Kyle Smith serves up a strong recap of their malfeasance at the New York Post.
"The story seemed scientifically engineered for The Resistance TM. And, sadly, today’s reporters too often belong to that group.
"Smollett insisted this weekend he didn’t stage the attack in question, even while lawyering up. It’s a perfect time to look back and see what we’ve learned from this news cycle.
"The short version? It isn’t pretty. The longer one? It’s a seven-step process." . . .
"Christian Toto is a film critic and podcaster and runs the website HollywoodInToto.com." Cartoons added, TD
Ellen Page last month emotionally blamed the Trump administration for what was at the time being investigated as a hate crime against Jussie Smollett. On the Stephen Colbert show, naturally.
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