Chicago police spoke with a neighbor who says he saw Jussie Smollett in an elevator with the 2 Nigerian brothers who allegedly conspired with the Empire star to fake a homophobic attack.
Smollett told police he was attacked by 2 Trump supporters who shouted racial and homophobic slurs at him, punched him, poured a caustic fluid on him and tied a noose around his neck on Jan. 29.
The man, who lives in Smollett’s high-rise building in Chicago, called police on Tuesday to say he saw Smollett in an elevator with Abel and Ola Osundairo on the same night as the alleged attack last month. Police have acquired surveillance video from the elevator in the secured building.
“Detectives are following up this morning, making contact with that individual,” Anthony Guglielmi, a spokesman for the Chicago Police Department said. Guglielmi said it was unclear if the man saw Mr. Smollett with the brothers before or after the incident.
The brothers told police Smollett paid them $7,000 to help him stage the hoax hate crime. They flew to Nigeria later that same day. They said he promised them an additional $500 when they returned to the US.
They were positively identified as the two shadowy figures seen in a surveillance video near where Smollett claimed he was attacked.
High-powered attorney Michael Monico, who represents Michael Cohen, says he no longer represents Smollett. The actor retained 2 new lawyers who released a statement on Saturday denying he staged the attack on himself.
According to The Blast, Smollett is in talks with Colin Kaepernick’s attorney, Mark Geragos, who recently settled Kaepernick’s NFL collusion case for $80 million.
Geragos, who is based in California, is used to dealing with the media and he often secures favorable outcomes for his troubled clients.
Smollett also hired a crisis management firm owned by Anne Kavanaugh. Kavanaugh offers crisis management along with publicity services.
Kavanaugh issued a statement on Monday saying the actor would not sit down with detectives any time soon, but his legal team will keep the line of communications open with investigators.
Meanwhile, Empire scriptwriters have cut scenes featuring Smollett from the final episodes of season 5.
Photo by Dominik Bindl/Getty Images for Tribeca TV
naw dont believe this because the would have that on camera
Why is the media so invested in this? They normally ignore us when stories like this break; yet they’ve been invested since day 1. Awhile leaking stories that Jussie is lying. They’ve consistently made Jussie out to be a liar. Even before the details started emerging. It feels like sabotage.
I’ll wait til I hear more…
They were going to fire him because of his drug problem (he looks high in every picture) so he sent himself hate mail and staged a MAGA attack perpetrated by Nigerians. Jussie needs to go spend time with his family.
the neighbor is looking for attention
damn he guilty if his lawyer drop him
Sooooo, people just coming out the woodworks now?
Woo chile, they got everything on camera but the alleged attack. This just keeps getting worse.
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He better save up the rest of the coins he has for now instead of wasting it on attorneys and fixers. It’s a wrap Jus. See if you can cop to a plea and make a public apology. Your career that hasn’t really popped is over.
He’s going to be so broke after this mess is over. All his lil Empire money is being spent on top lawyers.
that part tho
Black , gay, Trump that’s why, this idiot actually added fuel to his retarded supporters .
is empire gonna get a new jamal lyon like the fresh prince got a new aunt viv
LOL! We’re getting updates on this case faster than any other case in history!
Because he made it political and since they kinda took the bait because it was an anti-Trump story they have to appear to be fair now that it looks like a hoax.
Exactly.
“who recently settled Kaepernick’s NFL collusion case for $80 million.”
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I thought the amount Kaep settled for was undisclosed information. Interesting.
Gaaadd dam! I thought it was $3 stacks now it’s $7 stacks.. woo wee! https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/a19a037c492858027fe76722be4afcc5da96a4b82d7e319bf6aa5bd756a7a381.gif
they guessing i heard it was between 80-120mil
Wow…lady gaga just ended her engagement AGAIN
We need a dopamine post!
Ed Buck is hiring…..
I want to believe that Jussie is not this stupid. I cannot fathom someone of his background being this f*cking stupid knowing the racial/political climate. Puhleeeeeeeze lawd don’t let him be this stupid! Lol let it be the Russians, please! ?????
HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!! don’t come in here with no Dark Complected Jamal and acting like there’s no difference
Lol
Jussie is scandalizing the cooking show.
Jussie sabotaged himself. I can’t believe there are some people still trying to make wrong seem right. Raise your hand if you knew Jussie was lying way before the Nigerian brothers were even added to the mix. Best believe people have been coming forward with details regarding this farce, but police wanted Jussie to think they still saw him as a victim while they collected evidence to build their case against him.
because he used the words MAGA hat and NOOSE
Lol yes they should!
I heard it was 8……
Where’s that font that claims to work in Hollywood? His ass was in here not to long ago standing up for Jussie lying ass. Talking about he’s getting backlash for his homoerotic scenes on Empire. I wonder what his phony faux Hollywood ass gotta say now. @KcoolMuziq do you still think women hate Jussie for pushing an agenda on Empire? What do you have to say now? Lying cat got your tongue?
Very, me tooooooooo.
Lol listennn
That lying azz….
Lol I know I know!!
Font??
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Got damn he’s going to take it to the grave! Just give it up fancy pants and stop lying. He’s will not have a nickel left between the lawyers and pr firms. Then back to the stroll ?
Jussie hang it up, flatscreen. Liar liar pants on fire
I come with receipts!
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I assume she means cuunt! She has too much class to say it but I don’t! Argggghh
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Facts.
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I read she’s on drugs too.
Lol oh shit!!
I swear! lol
This is getting more expensive everyday, legal teams, PR Firms and then being cut from final scenes. If they prove he is lying I can see a restitution payout as well…smh If he is lying the best thing is to admit it apologize and then take steps to makeup for this mess, the longer this saga continues the more finanically he is draining his accounts where is his accountant???
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Again?? She should have stayed with Taylor
Get dem clicks Auntie
That’s sad if true…
He really aint chit for this. SMH but this is your fault. This is a horrible thing to lie about. You gets nan sympathy from me.
Where Nancy?
Unconfirmed: it looks like the brothers were caught on camera in Jussie’s building, prior to the hoax.
Exactly then he said on GMA he was attacked because his disapproval for 45 yet the media said they couldn’t find any posts about his resentment to 45 so once again thats a lie….
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Crying! lmao!
Hire Jesus!!! He is the only One who can help ya now, Juss Stupid!
If that is the case it is a wrap!
Never mind. Not true… yet. The brothers were caught on camera taking a rideshare to the location where Jussie said the attack occurred.
To the neighbor, the Africans, Chicago PD, Subway, the neighbor walking her dog AND Jussie the pussie https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/70473113add534bb39c3dd4c53d511a3c76f246243881e0b9272c9e750825a36.gif
That’s couch cushion change for most of those owners.
Wow! Jussie paid 4k a piece to actors from the local theatrical workshop get bleached and beat? *voice over* Did ole boi get what he paid for? Did he get taken in a new kinda nigerian scam? Tune in tomorrow same time same place for more Jussie’s issues.??????????
Hopefully all his siblings saved up their money from child acting and can help him out …. or maybe Daddy Daniels can come to his rescue
I knew it was suspect the moment the news mention he was out at 3 in the am for a Subway Sandwich…I really aint want to hear no more after that…..
I think they have everything they need and they are leaking the information strategically.
I am curious if the grand jury is sequestered or not.
If they aren’t then Jussie’s goose is really cooked because you know some of them will accidentally hear the news.
Where’s the lady that claimed she saw a redneck? Did she flee, too?
PERFECT EXAMPLE OF A NARCISSIST!!! and now that he has gotten caught he will fight and never admit he did wrong!!! if he does admit it he will say it was his medication that made him do it ……
The amount is “undisclosed”, but stuff usually leaks out after a while. Previously I’d heard speculation ranging from $40 mill to 80 mill. Whatever the exact amount, it seems like Kap got paid well, and he’s basically set for life.
Two hands raised! ?
https://people.com/music/lady-gaga-christian-carino-split/amp/
Oh lord!
He thought he had gotten the attack on camera but didn’t realize that the one he chose was pointing in the opposite direction. Jussie told them it was all on camera they were like – why would he know there was a camera up there.
This makes sense!
It was the racial / political climate that made him do it as it appeared that EVERYONE that is against the prez or his supporters were getting paid if they said one or another did something to them.
Man this some shyt right here
They mentioned that they were going to review the tapes. They previously only reviewed from time he reentered the bldg after the hoax.
At this point, Ray Donovan is the only person that can fix this…
It was reported that they could not find video to confirm that they were together the night of the LIE! However all news outlets are putting him on blast! The brothers testified today…so the jig is up! Now Jussie and team are deciding whether he should go to drug rehab or claim SEVERE mental illness ??
Not really. I’ve heard of ball players who earned $100 million who ended up broke. It’s human nature for people to spend above their means.
I’m anxious for everything to come out. More than anything, I want to know what happened to the Subway sandwich. Was it hit by bleach? Was it smashed during the scuffle? Most of all, what type of sub was it that would make an actor leave his apartment at 2 in the morning in subdegree weather… to get the sub and fight off two men to keep it.
They was up there rupturing each other and concocting devilish plans
Well he is mentally Ill because he think he is a female
BREAKING NEWS!,, the attorney general KIM FOXX has recused herself from the case! ??
I can’t???
I can’t wait for this documentary
Why is Miss Lee Daniels radio silent in all this? Jussie couldn’t afford Monico, much less Kavanaugh’s PR firm, that devil in a blue suit Todd Pugh, and Victor Henderson. Daniels or some rich white guy in Hollywood is paying for all this. Wonder what they are trying to keep under wraps? It has to go much deeper than a false police report charge aginst Jussie.
I know the Wakanda Bros. lawyer read all their phone texts, saw all the photos and knows ALL the dirt. She and the brothers are going to be a very rich trio.
UPDATE: Our State’s attorney (black woman) just recused herself from the case….WTF? What does she know about him??? Also, California is confirming that he was on a 2 year probation recently for a DUI and “lying” to police.
Poor kid. Empire was the best thing he had going for him. As the DB described him and his sister “marginal actors”….yep.
Oh ok, interesting. Rideshare tracks everything wonder if they thought about that….
Even D.L. Hughley doesn’t believe Jussie.
A witness said he saw the 3 in Jussie’s elevator. Get out the popcorn….the SA just recused herself.
Its possible she saw the brothers without noticing much about them, but hearing that jussie was attacked by white racists, it may have influenced her recollection. The reason I say that is that jussie’s plane was really late and if this farce was scheduled days in advance, jussie maybe didn’t want to call them that night (in case police checked his phone) to let them know he was running late, so they may have been standing around waiting for him for some time.
we do know police did check his records and found the brothers number in his call logs, but there hasn’t been any mention of a specific date/time of the calls.
FAKE NEWS! The official Twitter page for the police said it was unfounded. You said he was represented by Michael Cohen’s lawyer. That was FAKE NEWS. There was supposed to be a grand jury assembled today. Guess what- FAKE NEWS!
FAKE NEWS! This is the only official page for press releases and he says this is unfounded https://mobile.twitter.com/AJGuglielmi
Wayment he offered them $7k? Now something doesn’t seem right about this. That’s the dollar amount?
Maybe Jussie is right. How is all of this coming together now?
#wheresthesandwich
Yep! So he’s been lying…smh…
Yeah that story never changed.. $3500 a piece
Why is the Chicago Police Department’s court appointed monitor allowing Chicago police officers to allegedly behave like crooked cops and leak information regarding an ongoing investigation to gossip rags which would clearly seem to violate this man’s civil rights given the leak lead to those potentially being prosecuted to be publicly convicted in the court of public opinion from which potential prejudiced jurors will be picked?
Try harder. Man committed fraud and hoax in order to rile up the masses and potentially incite attacks on others. revealing the truth is in the publics best interest to combat his hate narrative. If he had quietly filed a report and not gone public with his lies, then I’d agree with you.
learning from jussie are we?
“The Jussie Smollett mystery moved into a Chicago courthouse on Tuesday. Two brothers who said the actor paid them to stage an attack on him were talking to prosecutors, sources told CBS News.
The brothers spent the afternoon at the Cook County courthouse, where a grand jury was deliberating. It’s a possible sign of increasing legal peril for the actor who says he was assaulted three weeks ago.”
We’ll probably NEVER know why she refused herself..but they’re getting ready for him…and now he’s HIDING ???
Maybe because she is black and wants to beat the black off jussie lying behind. Just a guess. I would condone it if possible.
They believe that neighbor but what about the first witness
I think they did…that’s why nobody would give up their phones, but the FBI had a warrant for the two brothers phone so as soon as they got off the plane they took their phones! Those phones revealed the whole stupid hoax and Jussie knows it…smh
The CPD said the elevator footage did not corroborate that witness’s account.
Thanks! I missed that part. ??
I’m sorry but this is all propaganda and I see it, do you?????????
this is a straight up LIE
fake news
???@ new Nigerian scam! Nigerians hold the crown ? for unidentifiable scams! Dateline and em be ALL OVER Nigerian looking for folks scamming the old folks to NO avail ?
Mmm, idk i can see him keeping the lie going-he’s been puppeteered so long he may see a dramatic song and dance number redeeming himself from this catastrophe…..
This is now a Fed case, the FBI has taken over. The State’s attorney has recused herself.
why Nigerian brothers? bros una no try o
Look you ain’t know???
Hahaha. ….
I am sick of this man/sissie acting like a d-mn fool man yo sissie a– up and stop wasting everybodies time you are caught busted now pay the penalty and go home!
I dont think this man’s career is over…..lies and all…if anything become your own punchline, host SNL, write a song about it, and uncle Lee will put u in some other crap show/movie-if the president can lie about damn near EVERYTHING…..let this sleeping dog die
smh…
I hope they work this hard on murder cases, rapes, kidnapping & other crimes in Chicago damn ?
Jussie has a history of lying. He lied to the police in 2007 and pled “No Contest” in a DUI conviction. Hiring Geragos is not going to help lying Jussie ….Oh and just like I thought, he also wrote that fake threatening letter.
Dude got some serious issues but time behind bars, may help him reflect on himself as well as serve time, for his criminal activities.
I hope he gets a refund or leave them a bad review.
LLLLLLLLLLLOOOOOOOOOOOLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!!!!
I read the last part as juicy pu$$y
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stroll? now thats nasty…smh
Two hands, two feet, and my unicorn horn!
But Tommy ain’t got no job so izza lie!
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They said, the brothers appeared nervous. I’m sure they wish they hadn’t been so greedy.
you right…lol
The FBI had control of this case all along. The state helped collect evidence against him.
you should be his advisor!
Sorry honey…he is stupid!!!
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woooow!!
I am not saying nada without FACTS!!
You can’t give me one thing that Trump has lied about. Every single thing they said that he has lied about eventually was proven true. Like when they made fun of him for saying that Obama spied on him.
You don’t see them talking about that anymore because the FISA warrants showed Obama was spying on him. And last week it was proven by Mueller that there was no Russian collusion whatsoever. #FactsMatter
Yep, it sure is propaganda. It was a False Flag that blew up in the politicians faces. The day before they passed a anti lynching bill that seemed extremely weird and it came from out of nowhere. This is why Jussie kept the noose on hours later so people could see he was “lynched.”
Then Smollett pulls the stunt he had been rehearsing for weeks which is why so many politicians rushed to condemn his plight. They were convinced he could pull it off especially with the Nigerians being sent out of the country. Now that he got exposed they are all rushing to throw him under the bus and they have scrubbed and deleted every single tweet they had supporting him. They are leaving him out to dry.
Wait what? It was always $8000 total, $7000 up front and $500 each when they returned.
Nope. Video showed him calmly walking out of the subway holding his undamaged sandwich
I’m so over this story. It’s tiring. There is too much info being released in an ongoing investigation. The whole thing is so weird I feel like we’re all in an episode of the twilight zone.
Most can’t or won’t comment. But yes it is . ………
I wish Chris Brown would stop hiring Geragos. He never comes out on top with that lawyer.
At this point it doesn’t matter if he’s lying or not. Alleged crooked cops can’t go around violating private citizens civil rights by leaking information regarding an ongoing investigation to gossip rags which could prejudice potential jurors. That’s the whole point of the Chicago Police Department having a court appointed monitor now- VIOLATING PRIVATE CITIZENS CIVIL RIGHTS. The FBI should take the case from them if they are indeed leaking. There is no place in this country for crooked cops. And don’t reply with any Breibart links. I would never click any link to that right wing nut case website.
Bussi SmoothA is a public figure on a popular black tv show with million dollar sponsors who dialed up all the right associations: gay, black, famous, hungry, cold, lynched, Trump, MAGA, bleach (the whitening of his skin despite his one drop), scratches on a pretty boy, and cracked ribs without BBQ sauce. They will prosecute this to the fullest to make an example of him.
***Sidebar: The folks will now say when the black man cries victim it’s a lie. The damage he’s done reaches beyond himself only.
While Mr. Trump may have the fortitude of avoiding paying his taxes he is not exempt from being spied upon via the Patriot Act. If you utter a trigger word on your cell phone while talking to the family dog they will tap in and record you.
“Samuel” as you call yourself….I’m not even going to engage with this comical commentary that has absolutely no place in this rose’s garden….goodnight sir/maam
The fbi already has the case and there is no evidence anyones rights have been violated. We do know mr. smollett was running to various media outlets telling various stories to anyone that would listen, up until the point that the 2 individuals involved in the “attack” were identified.
That doesn’t seem like much money for something like this.
Who would play the new Jamal Lyon??
Who should they get????
Yes a chocolate gay Jamal .. no a ?? Nigerian gay jamal???????
It’s all a game, ……..
Jurnee need to hit him with the “The way my money is set up…”
She is Jussie friend and has taken pictures with him in the past.
She is Jussie friend that’s why. There are pictures with the two together.
I can kinda see him doing it for awareness of what black gay men go through on a regular, HOWEVER, it backfired like a mf ?
This has everything to do with that messy queen, Lee Daniels. I am convinced of it! LOL I’m so serious. The man is crooked. He likes lapdogs and he is a lapdog.
yep!!!
You are absolutely correct with the sidebar.
Subway ain’t never that serious ?
This is the best thing to happen to Empire since its inception. Lee is strategic.
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You brought it up first and then want to run because you can’t back up your asinine claim.
There are no issues with his taxes. That is a talking point from the mainstream media desperate to get something, ANYTHING on Trump and you keep falling for it.
I get it. I once hated Trump too until I realized that the same people that were behind making Blacks to be so criminal, ignorant and lazy are the same forces telling us Trump is evil and racist.
Your cousin Jussie is guilty. You can stop defending him in every single post about him.
Now if he wudda said WaWa .he could have erased all doubt in alot a people’s minds.. including my own!
Black folks love keeping yt folks rich.
Yes, they do.
1 lie? Try over a 100 documented lies. You trump supporters are delusional. I think it reached 100 lies before his first 100 days ?
Until charges are filed against Jussie – or proven to be orchestrated by Jussie – I’m in no rush to condemn him. The court of public opinion should not determine this man’s fate.
I grabbed dominos at midnight in Paris. For some it is that serious lol
It’s a sad world when black people have to put a racist attack by white People and all was s set up! Blacks really trying to prove whites hate them but it ain’t working fool! End racism
Im weak
When I heard about this lie/story when it came out I thought of Tawanna Brawley
Lmao Tommy got many hustles
And if putting r kelly on blast actually boosted his career
I feel like this shit is light shit. LEAVE JUSSIE ALONE People.
Tommy you ain’t got no JOB!!!
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YUP… suddenly the attackers are black and his MAGA country white attackers are suddenly deleted on all his social media. Luckily, CPD and FBI captured all his lies before deletion.
That sounds much more interesting than Subway! LOL
LOL, I like how they said the bro’s got the caps from a beauty shop…mos def gay. Of all places that sell red caps they go to an effin beauty store??? Mos guys wud head to a sporting store and get a bulls cap or equivalent or get the real deal MAGA caps.
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Man, he must never want to leave his house again. He truly has become an international laughingstock.
Naw. This just ensures the show will be cancelled at the end of this season.
y’all play so much. hahahhaa
No…I didn’t run….I politely told you good evening. But it’s a NEW day and to reiterate-I see no sense in debating with a fool-total loss…..so take ya ass back over to Breitbart and foxnews and slap some high fives with ya folk….again GOOD DAY MAAM/SIR….or whoever you’re portraying yourself to be
HA!!!! not the Mickey Mouse shirt on tho……#dead
damn,…lmao…..RIP Tommy
I think thats a fair position to take. My perspective is that the media is known to bend over backwards in calling out racism and homophobia, even in cases where there is none. Now, it certainly could be that the all the media in this case is being fed false information, but there doesn’t seem to be any doubt that the brothers are the ones who carried out the alleged attack and that their claim is that it was a staged attack with jussie running the operation. The details are what the speculation is all about.
I think much of the angst for smollett comes from the falsehoods he’s already known to have told. there is no reason to believe anything that he has said is true given the number of things he’s blatantly lied about.
Terrible journalism… the police confirmed that the witness statement was untrue… SEMI-FAKE NEWS?
It’s a shame they have to possibly take care of his grown behind from this point on though.
Here is the link to the story from the ap; https://news.yahoo.com/police-tip-smollett-2-brothers-together-elevator-180116729.html;_ylt=A0geKaP7cm1cJKUALypXNyoA;_ylu=X3oDMTEyaDljb2VmBGNvbG8DYmYxBHBvcwMyBHZ0aWQDQjY2MzFfMQRzZWMDc3I-
First of all hes not black hes mixed! I wish black ppl stop trying to claim everybody thats mixed with black as a whole black person because he is not. Secondly the truth is about to unveil…why they keep draggin it to the depths of hell is redundant. Even more funny that Cardi had the audacity to say this fool fkd up black history month???!! No bish your Dominican wanna be black for benefits self fkd up blk history month winning a grammy over all the real & true BLACK female emcees over the years that deserved and earned it is a tragedy officially solidified by whitey!! Insecure broad always got time for the bs! ShutUp b4 we make u delete ya ig again!!
I hope ?? so!
Kap aint settle for no damn 80 mil. He lucky if he got 5 mil. Besides, the settlement was confidential so that 80 mil figure is nothing but a rumor started by Kap fans, to make it seem like he really got a big payday.
Nah. He need to leave Mark out of this.
I thought that smelled a little fishy !! 80 Mil would be a big win for him…
Hahahahahahah the memes are non stop hilarious ….
Lmao this whole thing is just funny, what a bunch of idiots…… all TREE of em, thats right one two tree little dummies….
Anyone that is chocolate and looks completely different from Jussie.
just like they did aunt viv
That’s like comparing apples to oranges…
He might as well get Gloria Allred too.
If he got some black, blacks will claim. He’s gay, biracial, dad is Jewish from Russia and Poland parents. I’m surprised he hasn’t brought that part of his background to save him.
This is why FB and want to make memes illegal. They have no sense of humor, unless it’s against their political opponents.
In a twist I used to like Trump until …..