Yes.contrario said:
Why do the people that stage these things think they can get away with it? Are they that dumb or do they think most people are that dumb?
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CHICAGO (AP) The Latest on the attack on 'Empire' actor Jussie Smollett (all times local):
9:55 a.m.
Chicago Police say the two men being questioned in the attack on "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett are considered suspects.
Department spokesman Anthony Guglielimi said Friday that the men are in custody and have been arrested based on probable cause that they may have been involved in a crime. But he says they have not been charged in the Jan. 29 attack.
Police have identified the men only as two Nigerian brothers. Police have been questioning them since they were picked up by officers at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport on Wednesday after returning to the city from Nigeria. On Thursday, police served a search warrant at their home.
Guglielmi says at least one of the men worked on "Empire," but he does not know in what capacity.
Smollett told ABC News in an interview that aired Thursday that the men are the ones who hurled racial and homophobic slurs at him, beat him and looped a rope around his neck.
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Current behind the scenes CW from those involved in the Jussie Smollett case:
Smollett got into fight with a man he was dating & cheated on, and a friend of that lover. He then concocted the MAGA/Hate-crime cover story & fingered them on GMA, unaware the police knew who they are.
-We KNOW Jussie knew his "attackers" & his story is false
-Police are conflicted if fake story was "post-meditated" after "domestic dispute," or "pre-meditated" as a hoax, partly because Jussie's friends are changing their version
Yes.cinque said:
So, have there been in arrests?
redfish961 said:
Why would someone concoct a story like this and go to healthy measures to publicize it?
It is starting to appear that way.
What was the goal?
cinque said:
CHICAGO The Chicago Police Department threw cold water on reports Thursday night that "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett staged his own attack in response to his character being written off of the show, according to WMAQ-TV, the city's NBC affiliate.
"Media reports (about) the Empire incident being a hoax are unconfirmed by case detectives," CPD spokesman Anthony Guglielmi tweeted. "Supt Eddie Johnson has contacted @ABC7Chicago to state on the record that we have no evidence to support their reporting and their supposed CPD sources are uninformed and inaccurate."
A CBS reporter also tweeted the theory, citing "top sources."
A statement from 20th Century Fox Television, which produces "Empire," also denied that Smollett was being taken off the show.
"The idea that Jussie Smollett has been, or would be, written off of EMPIRE is patently ridiculous," it reads. "He remains a core player on this very successful series and we continue to stand behind him.
It might all eventually come out. Of course the police aren't going to play their deck in public. The Nigerian brothers have been arrested since this report was made Thursday. Arrested but not yet charged.Florda_mike said:cinque said:
CHICAGO The Chicago Police Department threw cold water on reports Thursday night that "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett staged his own attack in response to his character being written off of the show, according to WMAQ-TV, the city's NBC affiliate.
"Media reports (about) the Empire incident being a hoax are unconfirmed by case detectives," CPD spokesman Anthony Guglielmi tweeted. "Supt Eddie Johnson has contacted @ABC7Chicago to state on the record that we have no evidence to support their reporting and their supposed CPD sources are uninformed and inaccurate."
A CBS reporter also tweeted the theory, citing "top sources."
A statement from 20th Century Fox Television, which produces "Empire," also denied that Smollett was being taken off the show.
"The idea that Jussie Smollett has been, or would be, written off of EMPIRE is patently ridiculous," it reads. "He remains a core player on this very successful series and we continue to stand behind him.
So what idiot
Stop posting fake effing news constantly friggin troll
So have there been any arrests?cinque said:
CHICAGO The Chicago Police Department threw cold water on reports Thursday night that "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett staged his own attack in response to his character being written off of the show, according to WMAQ-TV, the city's NBC affiliate.
"Media reports (about) the Empire incident being a hoax are unconfirmed by case detectives," CPD spokesman Anthony Guglielmi tweeted. "Supt Eddie Johnson has contacted @ABC7Chicago to state on the record that we have no evidence to support their reporting and their supposed CPD sources are uninformed and inaccurate."
A CBS reporter also tweeted the theory, citing "top sources."
A statement from 20th Century Fox Television, which produces "Empire," also denied that Smollett was being taken off the show.
"The idea that Jussie Smollett has been, or would be, written off of EMPIRE is patently ridiculous," it reads. "He remains a core player on this very successful series and we continue to stand behind him.
Again, this is the AP release that came out the day after the older report C just posted.Forest Bueller said:
Chicago police now confirm the two Nigerian brother they have in custody are now considered suspects in a crime related to the Jussie Smollett case:Quote:Quote:
CHICAGO (AP) The Latest on the attack on 'Empire' actor Jussie Smollett (all times local):
9:55 a.m.
Chicago Police say the two men being questioned in the attack on "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett are considered suspects.
Department spokesman Anthony Guglielimi said Friday that the men are in custody and have been arrested based on probable cause that they may have been involved in a crime. But he says they have not been charged in the Jan. 29 attack.
Police have identified the men only as two Nigerian brothers. Police have been questioning them since they were picked up by officers at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport on Wednesday after returning to the city from Nigeria. On Thursday, police served a search warrant at their home.
Guglielmi says at least one of the men worked on "Empire," but he does not know in what capacity.
Smollett told ABC News in an interview that aired Thursday that the men are the ones who hurled racial and homophobic slurs at him, beat him and looped a rope around his neck.
Careful there. Cinque is not ready to acknowledge that there have been arrests in this case...esp non white guys.Forest Bueller said:Again, this is the AP release that came out the day after the older report C just posted.Forest Bueller said:
Chicago police now confirm the two Nigerian brother they have in custody are now considered suspects in a crime related to the Jussie Smollett case:Quote:Quote:
CHICAGO (AP) The Latest on the attack on 'Empire' actor Jussie Smollett (all times local):
9:55 a.m.
Chicago Police say the two men being questioned in the attack on "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett are considered suspects.
Department spokesman Anthony Guglielimi said Friday that the men are in custody and have been arrested based on probable cause that they may have been involved in a crime. But he says they have not been charged in the Jan. 29 attack.
Police have identified the men only as two Nigerian brothers. Police have been questioning them since they were picked up by officers at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport on Wednesday after returning to the city from Nigeria. On Thursday, police served a search warrant at their home.
Guglielmi says at least one of the men worked on "Empire," but he does not know in what capacity.
Smollett told ABC News in an interview that aired Thursday that the men are the ones who hurled racial and homophobic slurs at him, beat him and looped a rope around his neck.
The Cops know whats up. They will not show their hand. It obviously was not two white guys wearing Maga hats. They have arrested the two Nigerian guys.
CSIBear said:Careful there. Cinque is not ready to acknowledge that there have been arrests in this case...esp non white guys.Forest Bueller said:Again, this is the AP release that came out the day after the older report C just posted.Forest Bueller said:
Chicago police now confirm the two Nigerian brother they have in custody are now considered suspects in a crime related to the Jussie Smollett case:Quote:Quote:
CHICAGO (AP) The Latest on the attack on 'Empire' actor Jussie Smollett (all times local):
9:55 a.m.
Chicago Police say the two men being questioned in the attack on "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett are considered suspects.
Department spokesman Anthony Guglielimi said Friday that the men are in custody and have been arrested based on probable cause that they may have been involved in a crime. But he says they have not been charged in the Jan. 29 attack.
Police have identified the men only as two Nigerian brothers. Police have been questioning them since they were picked up by officers at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport on Wednesday after returning to the city from Nigeria. On Thursday, police served a search warrant at their home.
Guglielmi says at least one of the men worked on "Empire," but he does not know in what capacity.
Smollett told ABC News in an interview that aired Thursday that the men are the ones who hurled racial and homophobic slurs at him, beat him and looped a rope around his neck.
The Cops know whats up. They will not show their hand. It obviously was not two white guys wearing Maga hats. They have arrested the two Nigerian guys.