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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

Posted on 02/17/2019 3:22:13 AM PST by 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

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To: reaganaut1

Another important news item that my liberal news station WRAL has not reported. Email sent.


101 posted on 02/17/2019 9:32:25 PM PST by Freedom'sWorthIt
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To: MountainWalker

“I wish I knew who to attribute this to, but as I once heard someone observe that the #2 job of the media is to promote the stories they want you to know about. Their #1 job is to suppress the stories they’d rather you not know about.”

I think it’s very clear that’s exactly what they do - in that order. Look at the Hillary 2016 campaign - she was pure as driven snow in their eyes.


102 posted on 02/18/2019 4:01:18 AM PST by kearnyirish2 (Affirmative action is economic warfare against white males (and therefore white families).)
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