I think that’s a great question. At this point, we only have information from the two men who were allegedly recruited by Jussie to stage a hoax. What if there was someone else involved who is yet not named?
19 Feb: Daily Mail: EXCLUSIVE: Jussie Smollett appeared in a play about a biracial, gay sports star who endures attacks similar to the one he reported to police just HOURS before his ‘assault,’ and used Instagram to ‘alert Nigerian brothers to his location’
•Jussie Smollett appeared in a reading of the Tony-winning play Take Me Out the day before his attack, about a biracial baseball player coming out as gay
•In the play, the lead character is called a ‘f****t’ and ‘n****r’ by his teammates, slurs that Smollett later said were screamed by his alleged attackers
•He went from the reading to the airport so he could return to Chicago to film the final episodes of the fourth season of Empire, but his flight was delayed
•Sources tell DailyMail.com that investigators believe that Smollett then used Instagram to alert his alleged attackers as to his location via stories he posted
•His last story that night was posted when he landed in Chicago, and soon after he went out in 10 degree weather to get a sandwich at 2am from Subway
•A spokesperson said that police are ‘not in a position to confirm, deny or comment on the validity of what’s been unofficially released’ at this time
By Chris Spargo
There were reports that Jussie would be meeting with local authorities on Monday, but his new rep Anne Kavanaugh shot that down in a statement, saying: ‘There are no plans for Jussie to meet with Chicago police today. Any news reports suggesting otherwise are inaccurate. Smollett’s attorneys will keep dialogue going with Chicago police on his behalf.’...
Two readings were done by the actors in attendance, which included Zachary Quinto, on the morning and afternoon of January 28.
Quinto would later speak out about the attack on Smollett, saying: ‘I was absolutely enraged by the injustice and the senselessness of such violence. but i was also vividly reminded that we MUST continue our fight for equality and acceptance at every turn in this country and in this world.
‘When talented and courageous young men like jussie are targeted and struck down in our streets - we must collectively RISE UP against such hatred and be IDENTIFIED and be PROUD and be STRONG in our convictions of truth and self-love and love for one another.’...
A source with knowledge of the investigation told DailyMail.com that investigators now believe these stories were all posted so Smollett could alert the men ahead of the attack.
Furthermore, they also believe that this could explain why a woman in Smollett’s building said she saw two men with a rope hanging around near the residences approximately 90 minutes before the incident...
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6717419/Jussie-Smollett-appeared-play-biracial-gay-baseball-star-similarly-attacked.html