"The Daily Show" had a little fun at the expense of Jussie Smollett on Friday.
Trevor Noah and his Comedy Central comedy team were so captivated by the "crazy" story of the "Empire" star accused of organizing his own attack that they decided he would make a big movie TV for life trailer to prove it.
"It sounds like a fake story, and we are," It sounds like the perfect movie of life, "said Noah," so why not make a little movie? "
As a birthday present for Noah, his creative team made a trailer of "Jussie's Lie," a fake backstage film showing how, they believe, the story of Smollett would have materialized.
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"This fall, we will tell the story of a lie that has shaken a whole nation," said the announcer, before joining Jaboukie Young-White in the role of Smollett, sitting in his dressing room when he handed a wad of Empire notes "exec.
"What $ 60,000 I worked for three days this week," smiled Young-White's Smollett.
The "suit" responds: "Maybe you're not as important as you think." Smollett, of Young-White, throws the money on the ground and shouts: "It's not enough, it's just not enough."
And then he has a moment of light bulb. He cuts the letters of a magazine and sticks them on a note of threat … which reads wrongly: "I'm going to kill myself."
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Not taken seriously by the studio's managers, the trailer says, "So he came up with a plan that would change his life forever."
And the trailer model continues with the hiring of its "assailants", explaining why bleach was the toxic liquid of choice and the end result of the alleged orchestration.
Smollett "maintains his innocence fiercely and solemnly," said a representative of the actor Thursday.
Look at Noah's setup and the trailer in the clip below.
The 19 most embarrassing celebrity photos, from Heather Locklear to Jussie Smollett (Photos)
Celebrity arrests: it's like watching a car accident. You do not want to give in the tabloids, but part of you also want to know what they've done to deserve a photo ID. Here are 17 arrests that were embarrassing – either for the celebrity or for the police who reserved them.
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Jane Fonda
The city was in Cleveland, Ohio in 1970. Fonda had just filmed "Klute". Customs officers at the airport confiscated her vitamins and arrested her for drug trafficking. The actress was released on bail and, a few months later, after the pills were tested, officials admitted that they were actually just vitamins.
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David Bowie
Bowie was arrested in Rochester, New York, in 1976 for pot possession after a concert. He was arrested alongside Iggy Pop and two other co-defendants.
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Shia LeBeouf
Back in 2015, LeBeouf was arrested on an intoxication charge in Austin, Texas. He was released on bail. This is not the only time the actor has been arrested; he was arrested in January in New York during a rally against Donald Trump.
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Lindsay Lohan
Everyone's favorite girl "Mean Girl" has spent many nights in jail. This photo was taken while she was booked in the Lynnwood Penitentiary to be served three months after the end of her probation following two arrests by the DUI. 2007.
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Chace Crawford
The former star of "Gossip Girl" was arrested in 2010 for possession of marijuana under 2 oz before being released.
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Michelle Rodriguez
Rodriguez was arrested in 2006 for driving while intoxicated in Oahu, Hawaii. Given the choice between five nights in jail and a job of general interest, she opted for the penalty of imprisonment.
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Vince Vaughn
In 2001, while working on a movie in North Carolina, Vaughn was arrested for fighting in public. He pleaded without appeal and the charges were dropped after six months.
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Nick Nolte
Nolte was arrested in 2002 for driving intoxicated by the California Highway Patrol.
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Bill Cosby
This photo was taken when Cosby himself was charged with a serious indecent assault following an alleged meeting in 2004. At least 35 women accused Cosby of assaulting them.
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Paul Reubens
The actor better known as Pee-wee Herman was arrested in July 1991 and charged with indecent acts in an adult movie theater in Sarasota, Florida. Later, he did not plead any contest and was fined as well as ordering to produce an anti-drug PSA.
Robert Downey Jr.
Downey, Jr. and the arrests are not strangers. This photo was taken in 2000 in Palm Springs, when the actor was found in possession of drugs several months after his release from prison.
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Christian Slater
Slater was arrested in December 1994 for criminal possession of a weapon at a New York airport. He entered into a plea agreement to work with homeless children for three days.
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Fiona Apple
The portrait of the singer looks like an album cover. She was arrested at a Texas border crossing and discovered that she had marijuana.
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Patty Hearst
The granddaughter of the news editor, Hearst, was arrested in 1975 for robbery at the bank and firearms. President Jimmy Carter commuted his sentence in 1979.
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Rush Limbaugh
The conservative radio host went on a warrant that accused him of hiding information for obtaining prescriptions in Florida in 2006. He reached a settlement in which he paid $ 30,000 and agreed to submit to an addiction counseling.
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Hugh Grant
The British actor was arrested in 1995 in Hollywood under indictment of obscene driving. He was caught with a whore by the police.
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Heather Locklear
The former actress "Melrose Place" was arrested in Thousand Oaks, California, in February 2018 for domestic violence and violence on a police officer.
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Chris Brown
Just after giving a concert in West Palm Beach, Florida, the R & B singer with a long history of legal problems was arrested in July 2018 on charges of assault.
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Jussie Smollett
The star of "Empire" was arrested in February 2019 and charged with felony for filing a false police report regarding a hate-motivated criminal assault that he reported had occurred the previous month in Chicago. The attorneys of the actor promised an "aggressive defense".
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From driving intoxicated to traffic … vitamins?
Celebrity arrests: it's like watching a car accident. You do not want to give in the tabloids, but part of you also want to know what they've done to deserve a photo ID. Here are 17 arrests that were embarrassing – either for the celebrity or for the police who reserved them.
