Jussie Smollet his deactivates Instagram comments as brothers ’claim ‘he paid them to stage attack

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Empire actor , Jussie Smollet has deactivated his Instagram comments as it was revealed he stayed his attack.

However , he didn’t deactivate comments on very old photos , giving room for Instagram users to blast him.

Though it has not been officially confirmed that the attack was staged , US Weekly reports a that , the two Nigerian brothers told Chicago police investigators that they were paid by “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett to stage an attack on him.

According to a person familiar with the situation but not authorized to speak publicly, the police are attempting to interview Smollett again, so they can question him about the brothers’ account.

Smollett, who is black and gay, said he was attacked while walking home through Chicago’s Streeterville neighborhood late last month. He told police masked men tied a noose around his neck, poured bleach on him and yelled homophobic slurs and “MAGA country!”

Police also found records in the Chicago home of one of the men that showed they purchased rope from a hardware store that was used in the alleged attack, the source told USA TODAY.

 


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