'Potential persons of interest' sought in Jussie Smollett attack

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Chicago police said that a thorough review of security video in the reported attack on actor Jussie Smollett has revealed 'potential persons of interest' that investigators would like to question.

 

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Another Michael Bennett

AKA: We searched all the camera footage and these were the closet people we could find to the alleged incident. We have no clue if they were actually involved.

Police looking for this man

Give it up. HOAX

okay...

Look no further than JussieSmollett himself. His blowjob service got turned down and he was so devastated he threw a hissy fit and concocted this farce.

Is this the man that did this?

Smolley lied! Used racual slurs against the president last night! So classy stopthehate. Maga people do not want yo cause anyone harm. Fake news

drzoegrey Hope you blackmail the right thugs

So there’s video of two people walking but no video of the actual attack? 🙄

“Alleged assault”...the man was beaten!! Come on get it together!!! 😡😡😡

He should get charged if they findout this was all a big lie for fame

Stop. Just stop...nothing happened.

Like every other hoax/lie about white Trump supporters committing a “hate crime”, once this one is proven false, it will just go away. Like that young black girl killed in Texas. ‘Oh, it’s not white supremest Never mind, nothing to see here folks.’

Potential persons of interest = 2 people in Chicago

Have the police requested call time and location data from his and his manager’s cell service provider?

Sips 🍵

JusticeForJussie 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾

JusticeForJussie ❤️🙏🏾🙏🏾

Yeah, two shadow people

nbc news what’s so crazy is this story is getting so much coverage and fake lgbt hypocrisy outrage while this happens all the time . But the difference is it happens to us “ regular joes” regular 9-5 people but u never hear their stories at all some end up

It’s a hoax. He is lying.

Ridiculous story.

No assault was seen on ANY surveillance cameras. Fraud

fake news

He’s lying about the entire incident. Hopefully the truth will come out and make him look like the fool.

The two guys walking away together? Not running. Not holding ropes or chemicals?

Translation: The “hate crime” never happened

Hoax! fakenews

I think he’s lying

So there's pictures of two people walking down the street.....Is there any pictures of them near the victim?

I don't think even your audience believes this.

Won’t turn over phones to help investigation of what HE claims happened. Done. Stop investigating. He’s lying, then. Zero reason to not turn over phone, as HE said he was talking with manager at time of ‘attack’. This story stinks to high heaven!

The cheese smells fishy

That is not a true statement. Has the manager and Smollett turned over their phone records?

He made up a LIE that made national news and COINCIDENTALLY he just announced his new album is about to debut. He’s not cooperating with the Chicago Police Department by turning in his phone as evidence. I see what you did here. $$$$

Translation: the only 2 people they could find on the hundreds of cameras in the area.

They found this on one of the perps.

If only the police would put this much man hours in solving real crimes. Like who shot who. You know, the real problems with Chicago.

Why would Jussie and his manager refuse to turn over their phone records to the PD?

tawana2019

Yeah it's looking like a hoax

Why won’t he give up his phone? At least authorize them to look at who he called?

'If' it did occur they need to be arrested and tried. If it is later found to be a bogus claim, Jussie needs be arrested and tried. I support where the evidence takes the case.

Oh yes, two silhouettes, got it. Piece of cake guys!

Yeah even though they weren’t seen close to him or interacting with him in any way! You guys are such fakenews EnemyOfThePeople

FakeNews

Here’s another “account” of people attacked on Lower Wacker (?- who in their right mind would walk there at 2 am)- I’m calling the same fate here...

There is no orginized MAGA hate group, of course some racists and criminals use the platform, the intelligent informed public rejects this fantasy perpetrated by social media mobs.

Another fake hate crime. It devalues victims of actual hate crimes. crywolf

JussieSmollett’s only corroboration is an alleged phone call with his manager at the exact moment of the attack, yet he and the manager won’t allow CPD to examine their phones and verify.

Maurice4642522 Can we also question why he won't turn over his phone to investigators?

This whole story stinks, he prob got beat up for being an ass. No white dudes wearing red hat with a rope are going to be walking around Chicago at 2 am. Geez

In other words, we found 2 live human beings walking down a sidewalk after reviewing 100's of hours of video. We want to talk to them.

Just doesn't add up.

It was rough sex that got out of hand, just my opinion😏

Another lying racist.

Why does feel the need to: A) tweet a headline that others were using 12 hours ago...and B) refuse to use anything other than a headline that is dangerously incomplete at best?

BelieveHim

Yeah two random people walking down the street. What are the chances..... we could also ask what are the chances of 2 white guys yelling MAGA with a noose & bleach on hand in Sub-Zero temps at 2 in the morning? Straight Up Entertainment for the people out here with common sense.

NBC...you don't have to do this. It's not too late. There's still time for you to set things right, time to start reporting real news again. I know you despise what you've become. I know you look back and wonder how things got this bad. You need help. Please let us help you

Yep. Empire has a 1.2 Share. The ratings are tanking. Starting to look like a publicity stunt. If it is, the perpetrators should face the same penalty as one who commits a real Hate Crime.

Are you reporting that both smollett and his manager will not give up their phones to check on the information that they said happened...

Get well quickly.. Lock up the Haters.. Sorry you had to endure this hate.

I’m smelling a fraud. Publicity stunt for the show?

I bet it was a couple of those same Catholic boys from Covington on another field trip

74% of homicides in Chicago go unsolved. We'll just have to take Smollett's word for what its worth. HoaxHateCrime

What a joke!

To those ridiculing the notion that the perps are MAGA, you can argue “most MAGA aren’t violent racists”, but you CAN’T argue, “Most violent racists aren’t MAGA”. Walk up to ANY neo Nazi and ask them if they voted for HRC.

feels made up. fishy

Why hasn't he turned over his phone which has the recording of attack according to his manager.

ive got a real person of interest

Oh okay 👀

NBC desperately trying to save the narrative.

🤔🤨

Oh just wait. This will be a hat trick of hoaxes for you liars in two weeks!

The person of interest is him. Not the type of interest he hoped for, oops.

good. hunt them down until they are caught. according to their hate mail you can find them in 'MAGA County' 🙄

“Alleged”

Hoax — can see it from a mile away

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 yea ok

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