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2 men questioned in alleged attack of Smollett
Two brothers are being questioned as "persons of interest" in the alleged beating of "Empire" star Jussie Smollett. Their Chicago home was raided Thursday. A source tells CBS Chicago station WBBM-TV that investigators want to know whether the men helped the actor stage the incident. Dean Reynolds reports.
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Jussie Smollett speaks out on alleged attack
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Possible hate crime against Jussie Smollett
Chicago police are looking for two potential persons of interest in a possible hate crime against actor Jussie Smollett. Police say a surveillance camera took images of the two men on the night Smollett says he was beaten. The star of the TV drama "Empire" said his masked attackers yelled racist and homophobic slurs. Dean Reynolds reports.
Persons of interest sought in alleged Jussie Smollett attack
Smollett told police he was attacked by two white men early Tuesday who allegedly yelled "this is MAGA country"
Probe ongoing in alleged attack on actor
Chicago police on Wednesday released an image of people of interest in the alleged attack on "Empire" star Jussie Smollett. Smollett told police two white men shouting racial epithets and gay slurs beat him up, doused him with an unknown chemical and tied a rope around his neck around 2:00 a.m. He said they also allegedly yelled "this is MAGA country." Dean Reynolds reports.
"Empire" actor had noose around his neck, police say
He said he was beaten on a Chicago street by two masked men who shouted racist epithets, gay slurs and put a noose around his neck
Possible hate crime against "Empire" actor
Police are investigating a possible hate crime against "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett who claims he was attacked on a Chicago street by two men who wrapped a rope around his neck and yelled racial and homophobic slurs.The FBI is also involved in the case, but so far investigators have been unable to put out a description of the suspects. Dean Reynolds reports.
"Empire" actor assaulted in possible hate crime, police say
The actor told Chicago Police a group of men yelled racial and homophobic slurs and wrapped a rope around his neck
"Empire" actor injured in possible hate crime
Chicago police and the FBI have opened a hate crime investigation after Jussie Smollet, a cast member of the Fox television show "Empire," alleged he was attacked by men who shouted racial and homophobic slurs at him and physically attacked him.
"Empire" actor attacked in possible hate crime
Police in Chicago say an "Empire" cast member was attacked Tuesday by men who yelled racial and homophobic slurs. Fox Television said it's "saddened and outraged" to learn that Jussie Smollett was "viciously attacked."
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