Making a false claim of harrassment or attack against a celebrity in order to garner sympathy. Similar to the Streisand effect.
Kathy Griffin smolleted the press with her fake claims that Trump threatened her.
Smollet (smoll et ) noun. a person who falsely accuses another of a crime. someone who fabricates a story for personal gain or defamation of others. Verb, the action of falsely accusing another of a crime, fabricating a story for personal gain or defamation of others.
Noun - dont be a Smollet, don't Smollet me,, etal. Verb - he's Smolleting for attention
Faking a racist incident for media publicity.
Samantha smolletted herself to gain clout online.
Faking a Hate Crime. Named after the Jussie Smollett incident of 2019
You're basically Smolletting this entire story.