Indefensible

Brooklyn: I find it simply deplorable that actress Lena Waithe or anyone would defend Jussie Smollett’s “hate hoax” because he is queer and Black (“Jussie faces justice,”

Nov. 29). No one is above the law, regardless of their color or sexual preference. Smollett selfishly staged a homophobic, racist attack on himself thinking it would somehow advance his career and up his salary. It backfired. The two actors Smollett hired exposed him as a phony and will be testifying against him next week. Smollett put a stain on the LGBTQ community and wasted the police’s time and efforts looking for his “attackers.” If anyone ever deserved canceling, it’s Jussie Smollett. Bill Calvo