The thing that is so despicable about this episode is that this guy could have triggered a racist retaliation from some violent nutcase. He was probably hoping for something like that. We have already seen the republican baseball team be attacked by a leftwing nut and the Family Research council offices attacked by a person who believed the SPLC slander that they were an anti-homosexual hate group.
The other despicable aspect is that Smollett was perfectly prepared to see an innocent (white) person prosecuted and likely sent to jail for a long time for this hoax. He just picked the wrong city. The Chicago cops smelled bullshit from the getgo, which in itself is amazing.
If this guy stays on his Fox show, it will be an outrage. Roseanne got fired for a lame tweet joke. This guy can attempt to ignite a race war and Fox backs him? It's almost like there is a double standard or something. Probably something to do with white privilege.