Police: Jussie Smollett Staged Attack To Boost His Career, Salary
Investigators have the check Smollett used to pay Abimbola Osundairo, prosecutors say
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Investigators have the check Smollett used to pay Abimbola Osundairo, prosecutors say
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Police are expected to arrest "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett in a criminal investigation into an alleged attack on the actor last month, CBS News reported Wednesday night.
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"Empire" actor Jussie Smollett may have staged the attack because he was upset that a racist letter sent to the show's studio didn't get a bigger reaction, sources told CBS Chicago.
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Smollett, who is black and gay, said he was physically attacked last month by two masked men shouting racial and anti-gay slurs.
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Los Angeles-based civil-rights activist Najee Ali Sunday called for the arrest and prosecution of Jussie Smollett following reports alleging the "Empire" actor is under investigation for possible involvement in his own assault.
The sources told CNN that the two brothers are now cooperating fully with law enforcement.
Chicago police say the investigation has "shifted" after their interrogation of the brothers and they want to speak to Smollett again.
At least one of the brothers worked on Smollett's hit show "Empire."
However, a Chicago police spokesman said that the "media reports" of the attack being a hoax were "unconfirmed by case detectives."
