The Jussie Smollett docs, which had originally been sealed, contradict what the police initially said was the motive for the crime
Photo: Nuccio DiNuzzo/Getty Images Almost 500 pages of legal docs were released in the Jussie Smollett case, inspiring more questions about why Chicago prosecutors decided to drop all 16 charges against the former Empire actor just days after he was indicted for allegedly faking a hate crime. The docs, which had originally been sealed, contradict what the police initially said was the motive for the crime — that Smollett was dissatisfied with his salary on the hit Fox show.
• The Osundairo brothers, who testified to helping Smollett stage the alleged attack, said that the actor was unhappy with how the studio handled his alleged “hate” letter. Earlier this year, Smollett said he received a letter that contained white powder that was mailed to the studio in which Empire filmed.
• The documents also show that Smollett took investigators on a walk-through of the supposed crime scene. At one point, police asked Smollett why his sweater didn’t get soiled when he was on the ground, and he said it was because he fell on ice and snow. • The brothers testified that they left the clothes they wore during the alleged attack in Nigeria, their native country, which they both traveled to soon after the incident. They also said they filled an empty bottle of El Yucateco hot sauce with bleach and used clothesline for rope during the alleged attack. Smollett had initially told investigators that the attackers tied a noose around his neck and poured bleach on him while shouting racist and homophobic slurs and championing “MAGA country.
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