Jussie Smollett Case: Brothers Questioned By Police Were Paid $3,500 To Stage Attack

CBS Chicago ^ | February 16, 2019 at 10:21 pm | Charlie De Mar

[reaganaut1]

CHICAGO (CBS) — Jussie Smollett paid two brothers to stage an attack against him, directed them to buy items used in the alleged assault and actually rehearsed it with them, sources say.

Sources say at least one of the brothers bought the rope used in the incident at Smollett’s request. The sources also say the “Empire” actor paid for the rope, which was purchased at the Crafty Beaver Hardware Store in the Ravenswood neighborhood the weekend of Jan. 25.

The brothers, who were questioned by police this week before being released, were paid $3,500 before leaving for Nigeria and were promised an additional $500 upon their return.

They left for Nigeria later in the day on Jan. 29, after the attack.

Sources said one of the brothers held the rope and poured bleach while the other wore a plain red hat and yelled slurs at Smollett.

The sources say the red hat was bought at an Uptown beauty supply store and that the attack was supposed to happen before Jan. 29. The brothers told detectives the three men rehearsed the attack days prior to it happening.

Smollett claims two men attacked him in Streeterville early Jan. 29 as he was heading to his apartment. He said they yelled racial and homophobic slurs at him, poured a chemical on him and put a rope around his neck.

Since being released Friday night, the brothers have been staying in an undisclosed location.

Chicago police spokesperson Anthony Guglielmi said:

“We can confirm that the information received from the individuals questioned by police earlier in the Empire case has in fact shifted the trajectory of the investigation. We’ve reached out to the Empire cast member’s attorney to request a follow-up interview.”

Police raided the the brothers’ home on Wednesday

[marajade]

It is trending on twitter #jessiesmollethoax

[HighSierra5]

Hillary Clinton

[Leep]

I thought I heard that this guy wasn’t fire fro whatever show he was on...
Probably fired now?

[Liz]

Heh....good comeback.

[joma89]

Smollett better be charged, spend time in jail and be billed for the cost of the police time. He had also better be fired immediately.

If he is not, or he gets some suspended sentence or paying nothing or only a small percentage of the cost to investigate this hoax back, we will know blacks and/or homosexuals are in fact a protected class and can wage warfare against white people with impunity.

JoMa

[Tennessee Conservative]

Thanks. I’ll check that out. Somebody on DU posted it again but they won’t let it stay up. It will get locked.

[Vermont Lt]

DB wouldn’t stand a chance today. Too many cameras and ID checks.

[shelterguy]

“You always get caught.”
D.B.Cooper
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Or you will die trying
DB Cooper

[Malsua]

Maxine Waters continued to point out that Trump had incited the attack on Smollett

Her statement is true. It's the implication that a trump supporter was inspired and carried out the attack that is false. There is no doubt in my mind that if Trump were not president, Smollett wouldn't have paid the Nigerians for the attack.

[marajade]

I never give that website a hit.

[Fightin Whitey]

This is CBS. How can we believe it?

Crafty Beaver Store.

You can't make this stuff up!

[4Liberty]

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

"Anyone with enough neurons to form a synapse..."

That'd be a grand total of two. And that ain't sayin' much. But an accurate description.

[LittleSpotBlog]

I pray President Trump tweets about this today.

[MAGAthon]

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not only is this story disappearing, some FakeNewsMSM, including Fox, are carrying Jussie’s lawyers and his continuing denial that it’s a hoax. other FakeNewsMSM are not giving the names of the Nigerians.

the Kavanaugh accusers, Covington, Smollett etc etc. surely this has to be the turning point for the FakeNewsMSM.
either they own up to their absurd belief in every fake incident with an anti-Trump angle - and deal, instead, with the biggest FakeNews story in history, namely TrumpRussia, which is, in fact, ClintonRussia, or they will never regain any credibility.

enough with the side shows. time to deal with the coup plotters. arrest them all.

[Abathar]

"Her statement is true. It's the implication that a trump supporter was inspired and carried out the attack that is false. There is no doubt in my mind that if Trump were not president, Smollett wouldn't have paid the Nigerians for the attack."

My first thought exactly, had Hillary won do you think any of this would have happened?

(Okay, perhaps, with the LGBT twist to it he might have still done it for that angle of pity I guess.)

[LittleSpotBlog]

LMFAO!!!!!

[Vision]

We can expect the NFL to settle with Smollett for 60 to 80 million dollars.

[marajade]

If I were Pres. Trump I’d stay completely out of it.

[Ken H]

I think in this case, CPD will come down on him like a ton of bricks. They’ve been getting their ducks in a row and it sounds like they’re starting to move.