Read a theory on voat/qrv that suggested that it's possible DS orchestrated it intentionally to be a hoax so they could set a precedent that it's okay to create hoaxes and be forgiven.
Probably won't be a storm.
But I think the investigations will go faster because they're not meant to road block.
And some of them have already been ongoing in quiet.
Future proves past.
Something like this
So if this is a stunt, with Smullett, then he must have done something dirty/bad to save himself for jail time.