A metaphone describing the act of falsifying a hate crime against one self for the sake of publicity, personal, and/or financial gain.

Named after actor Jussie Smollett, who was was charged with falsifying a hate crime against himself.
"He vandalized his own car and blamed it on a white supremacist, is he pulling a Smollett?"
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Lying / Making up stories in hope of receiving more attention or “clout” and sympathy and not knowing when to stop when you’ve got caught .
I can’t believe it , the whole thing is fake ?! He’s Pulling A Jussie Smollett !”
by Ikirstyy February 21, 2019
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When a group or individual claims racism but when investigated the evidence for the allegation is untrue.
Them fools thought I was a racist, but I was just "pulling a Jussie Smollet". Isn't it ironic, when a jackass gets away with "pulling a Jussie Smollett"?
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