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South Side won't satirize the Jussie Smollett scandal because "it's embarrassing"
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“No man,” co-creator Bashir Salahuddin tells The Wrap about potentially referencing the former Empire star's reported attack on his Chicago-based Comedy Central show. “It’s a straight-up tragedy.” Salahuddin adds: "There’s nothing funny about it. It's embarrassing."
TOPICS: Jussie Smollett, Comedy Central, South Side, Bashir Salahuddin
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