Terrence Howard was recently asked to weigh in on his former co-star Jussie Smollet receiving a guilty verdict in the hoax hate crime trial. During an appearance on Mark Vargas’ "Mark My Words" radio show, Howard spoke about the unique perspective he has on the trial's ultimate outcome.
"It’s interesting, it’s an uncomfortable question because anyone that’s aware of the show or my relationship with Jussie would know that Jussie is, for six years, he was my son," Howard explained. "He was my son that I had the most difficulty with on that show as far as the character world goes. So you end up getting very close to individuals that you have the most struggle with. Whose characters you have the most struggle with."
Howard expressed how much he and his family love Jussie but that didn't mask the reality of the situation. "They judged him and found him guilty, 12 of them that judged from a completely unbiased position… you have to respect that," he said.
Regarding the potentially socially disastrous implications of the hoax, Howard said, "If they had gotten away with it, whoever orchestrated it. Whatever was set up. If they got away with it, then we would have the potential of Blacks feeling like they need to defend Black people against MAGA, and it could have turned into something very, very scary and very ugly."
"People would have gotten hurt and killed and if that was the case, the blood on someone’s hands would have been massive," he said.
Source: foxnews.com
