Solely three weeks after being launched from jail, Jussie Smollett has launched a brand new track titled “Thank You God.”
The previous “Empire” star informed Chicago police that he was the sufferer of a racist and homophobic assault in January 2019.
He claimed two males put a noose round his neck and poured a chemical liquid on him. Prosecutors stated Smollett orchestrated the incident and paid the lads to stage the assault, which he denies.
Smollett was sentenced to 150 days in jail and 30 months of probation for submitting a false report. He was later launched after six days behind bars when his lawyer appealed his conviction.
The actor took to his Instagram account, which in keeping with his web page is being run by the Smollett household, to share the tune on April 8.
The brief snippet begins with the next phrases on the social media publish, “CHANNELING THESE THOUGHTS THE BEST WAY I KNOW HOW. LOVE YOU… – JUSSIE.”
Smollett then croons: “It’s like they’re hell-bent on not fixing the crime / Taking out the weather of race and trans and homophobia that’s straight taking lives / However flip round and act like I’m the one which killed the strides.”
The previous “Empire” actor speaks on to his critics with the lyrics, “Some individuals looking for fame / Some individuals chasing that clout / Simply bear in mind this … this ain’t that state of affairs / You assume I’m silly sufficient to kill my status.”
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The 39-year-old additionally referenced his discrepancies with CNN information anchor Don Lemon and filmmaker Lee Daniels, who’ve each publicly spoken out about Smollett and the alleged 2019 hate crime.
“They’d my very own individuals, ideas going off the wall/ That’s why from L.D. to Don, I nonetheless bought love for ya’ll/ I do know we’ll meet once more, speak like actual males/ As an alternative of sharing shade in rooms and up on CNN,” Smollet sang.
Smollett additionally famous within the publish’s caption that “100% of the [song] income shall be donated” to Rainbow Push Coalition, the Illinois Innocence Undertaking and Safe the Bag Security.
