If it plays out as appears, a bewildering self-sabotaging disappointment all around and a betrayal of real victims of bigotry.
FWIW, his story was problematical from the beginning as having a "staged" feel, it did not ring true to me.
Jussie Smollett paid $3,500 to stage his attack, hoping to promote his career, Chicago police allege
https://www.cnn.com/2019/02/21/enter...day/index.html
The latest take from the LGBT viewpoint:
https://www.advocate.com/crime/2019/...-salary-issues