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‘They Could Have Worn White Face,’ Smollett Lawyer Says Of Alleged Black ‘Attackers’ Who Actor Claimed Were White

Jussie Smollett claimed that his two attackers were white. Then two Nigerian brothers with links to Smollett’s show “Empire” were arrested and questioned by police in the case (they were eventually released without charges).

Then it emerged that Smollett had paid the brothers $3,500 (with personal checks, mind you). “Jussie Smollett paid two brothers to stage an attack against him, directed them to buy items used in the alleged assault and actually rehearsed it with them, sources say,” CBS-Chicago reported.

Then, of course, a Chicago prosecutor on Tuesday dropped all the 16 felony charges handed down by a grand jury against Smollett and sealed the case.

When Smollett gave a short statement after being cleared, he didn’t mention his attackers […]

Read the full story from The Gateway Pundit


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