Yesterday openly gay Empire star Jussie Smollett claimed he was attacked near his apartment in downtown Chicago by two masked men who punched him in the face and body, put a noose around his neck and doused him in bleach while yelling MAGA Country! and other racist and homophobic slurs [click here if you missed that].
Recording artist Erykah Badu cautions the community not to rush to judgment...
Later, after fans called Erykah out on her problematic language, she claimed she wasn't talking about Jussie at all, but using herself as an example.
