Investigators Know Why Jussie Smollett Faked His Attack, Report Claims; But Did He Stage Even More?
[Red State] And the Smollett epic continues.
Investigators purportedly know why Empire’s Jussie Smollett faked an attack involving a noose and a mysterious chemical.
Chicago’s CBS 2 reports that a racist letter addressed to Jussie was recently sent to the television program’s Illinois studio. According to the station’s source, when it didn’t make a louder noise in the press, the actor decided to create his own story:
"When the letter didn’t get enough attention, he concocted the staged attack," a source told CBS 2 Investigator Brad Edwards. Other sources corroborated that information.
The blockbuster revelation into at least part of Smollett’s potential motive comes two days after CBS 2’s Charlie De Mar reported Smollett and two brothers ‐ Ola and Abel Osundairo ‐ staged the attack on Jan. 29 in Streeterville.
De Mar spoke on the phone exclusively with the Osundairo brothers Monday afternoon. In a joint statement, they said: "We are not racist. We are not homophobic and we are not anti-Trump. We were born and raised in Chicago and are American citizens."
As per the CBS piece, on January 22nd, Jussie received mail featuring a drawn, hanged stick figure with a gun to his head, "MAGA" in capital letters, and ransom-note-style cut-out magazine letters spelling "You will die, black fag."
The powder was later determined to be aspirin.
But could Jussie have also participated in the letter sent to the show’s Chicago Cinespace Studios?
More from CBS 2:
Posted by: Besoeker 2019-02-19 |