Chicago Police: Jussie Smollett Assault Case Has ‘Shifted’

Chicago Police: Jussie Smollett Assault Case Has ‘Shifted’
Actor and singer Jussie Smollett attends the "Empire" FYC Event in L.A. Chicago police said they're interviewing two "persons of interest" who surveillance photos show were in the downtown area where Smollett said he was attacked in January 2019. Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP
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CHICAGO—Chicago police said on Saturday, Feb. 16, that the investigation into the assault reported by Jussie Smollett has “shifted” due to information received from two brothers questioned in the case, and attorneys for the “Empire” actor blasted reports alleging he played a role in his own attack.

Chicago police had arrested, then released the two Nigerian brothers without charges late Friday and said they were no longer suspects in the attack.