Empire star Jussie Smollett and the two Nigerian brothers he is accused of paying $3,500 to attack him allegedly rehearsed the assault beforehand, a new report claims.
Abimbola 'Abel' and Olabinjo 'Ola' Osundairo, who are cooperating with police investigating the alleged hoax attack on January 29, reportedly told detectives that the 2am attack was supposed to happen earlier and that they did a practice run beforehand, according to CBS Chicago.
Sources said one of the brothers put a rope around Smollett's neck and poured bleach over him while the other wore a red hat and yelled racist and homophobic slurs at him.
The brothers, who reportedly had a relationship with Smollett and were extras on Empire, told authorities they had bought the items used in the attack at the actor's direction.
Abel and Ola were arrested Wednesday on suspicion of assault but were released from policy custody Friday evening after investigators said 'new evidence' had emerged in their interrogations that requires further detective work.
When asked whether Smollett is officially considered a suspect in light of the new information, the Chicago Police Department told TMZ: 'We have some information that needs to be corroborated and verified with the Empire cast member before we can answer this question.
'After new developments, we've reached out to his attorney and requested additional time to interview him.'
Smollett has furiously denied claims that he orchestrated the assault and said 'nothing could be further from the truth'.
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