Jussie Smollett staged a fake assault a week after writing himself a threatening letter. The “Empire” actor faces a felony charge of filing a false police report.
Investigators released a surveillance image of two men, worked as extras on “Empire.” Prosecutors said one of the brothers had sometimes supplied him with designer drugs.
The men flew to Nigeria soon after the incident and spoke on the phone with Mr. Smollett while they were away.
The men acknowledged being paid to participate in the reported assault. They said Mr. Smollet had been upset that people he worked with had not taken the threatening letter he received seriously.
Sources hinted Smollett’s paycheck might be a bit below $125,000 per episode. Now he lost this job.
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