Federal investigators are looking into whether 'Empire' actor Jussie Smollett is responsible for a threatening letter that was addressed to him and sent to show's Chicago studio about a week before he was allegedly attacked, according to ABC News.
The letter is currently being analyzed in an FBI crime lab, and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service is also investigating the situation, according to federal officials.
Two Nigerian brothers, Olabinjo and Abimbola Osundairo, who were persons of interest in the attack, told authorities that Smollett paid them to stage the attack after getting mad that the threatening letter didn't get as much attention as he wanted. One of the brothers has appeared on "Empire" before, and the other was reportedly Smollett's personal trainer.
The brothers have since issued a public statement saying they are not racist, homophobic or anti-Trump, and saying they are American citizens born and raised in Chicago.
Smollett's attorneys have denied the brothers' claim that he orchestrated the attack.
I said this the other day.
Of course it was him. How dumb can he get?
Duh
As phony and staged as Charlottesville.
Two Nigerian brothers, Olabinjo and Abimbola Osundairo,
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They say they are American citizens, born and raised in Chicago.
Never threaten yourself.
But you see, it’s Trump’s fault. He created the climate of hate, or something. /sarcasm
Jussie done “screwed the pooch”.
Then the endemedia needs to stop calling them *Nigerian*.
“Nobody move or I’ll kill the @#$&*%!”
Orange is your new fashion mode Jussie, bite the pillow because Federal lockup about to go hard on you...
Since police found the cut up magazines used to make the threatening letter in their appartment, it’s obvious that this was part of the deal.
To quote Jethro Leroy Gibbs:
Ya think!
Mail Fraud = Federal crime.
NBC’s morning show reported on recent developments. They brought up that a false report is a crime. They never even mentioned the words “hate crime” for a charge for what he did, and the total recklessness of the early unsubstantiated reporting and taking his side by media. At what point do these media jerks get disgusted with themselves?
Rafer Weigel Verified account @RaferWeigel
Retweeted police report filed when #JussieSmollett called PD about the hate mail sent to #Empire set. Removed officer’s names from previous tweet. Says responding officers were wearing body cameras.
https://twitter.com/RaferWeigel/status/1097950113299943425
So is this guy saying he wants us to attack him ? He is a weirdo that deserves a smackdown, but we got better things to do. So should this weirdo.