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Jussie Smollett Turns Over Phone Records from Night of Alleged Attack, But Police Say They are Insufficient<\/b><\/p>\n

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Empire<\/em> actor Jussie Smollett turned over phone records to the Chicago Police on Monday in relation to the alleged racist and homophobic attack on Smollett by two men<\/a> on January 29<\/a>. But, according to the police, the records are insufficient.<\/p>\n

The Chicago Tribune<\/em> reports<\/a>: \u2018Investigators had sought Smollett\u2019s phone records since shortly after he\u00a0reported the attack<\/a>\u00a0Jan. 29 in the 300 block of East North Water Street. But police described Smollett\u2019s phone records as a heavily redacted document file and his manager\u2019s records as a screenshot of phone calls<\/a> that provide limited information to investigators. Chief police spokesman Anthony Guglielmi said police were \u201cappreciative\u201d of Smollett\u2019s cooperation in providing the records but said detectives will likely need additional data from Smollett to crack the case.\u2019<\/p>\n

The <\/a>New York Post<\/a><\/em> was first to report<\/a> on Smollett\u2019s release of phone records. They added: \u2018Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson has said that Smollett, 36, was being treated as a crime victim, but would be held accountable if cops learn he filed a false report. Smollett told cops he was confronted by two men<\/a>, one wearing a black mask, who hurled gay<\/a> and racist epithets at him, calling him \u201c\u2019Empire\u2019 f\u2014-t n\u2014-r\u201d while he was walking home shortly before 2 a.m. The assailants allegedly punched Smollett in the face, doused him with a liquid \u2014 believed to be bleach \u2014 and tied a rope around his neck in an underpass between the Sheraton and Loews Chicago hotels.\u2019<\/p>\n

The NYP said that last week it retraced Smollett\u2019s route and discovered \u201can empty hot sauce bottle that was partially filled with a clear liquid that smelled like bleach\u201d and turned it over to police who turned it over to the FBI. They have declined to comment. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n

The FBI is also investigating a letter that was dropped off at the Empire studios, the Tribune<\/em> adds<\/a>: \u2018On Jan. 22, witnesses told police a postal worker\u00a0dropped off a letter at the studio where\u00a0\u201cEmpire\u201d is filmed<\/a>. It was postmarked in southwest suburban Bedford Park on Jan. 18 and bore two American flag stamps. The letters MAGA were written in the upper-left corner of the envelope. Police have not said whether they believe the two incidents are related, and so far they are being investigated separately: the letter by the FBI and the alleged attack by Chicago police.\u2019<\/p>\n

Frank Gatson, the man<\/a> who was with Smollett the night of the attack, spoke out last week in an interview with Extra.<\/p>\n

Said Gatson: \u201cI was there with Jussie. I\u2019m the one who called 911, I am the one who took him to the hospital, and it was so scary, man<\/a>, that was a scary night \u2014 my stomach was numb. I\u2019m just glad I was the old man<\/a> at his apartment when he got there, I was responsible. I said, \u2018Let\u2019s call<\/a> the cops, let\u2019s go to the hospital.\u2019 Shout out to Chicago police, especially the sergeant that came and got things together and made us feel comfortable\u2026Jussie is a very strong guy<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n

Gatson also criticized some for their response to the attack: \u201cIt is amazing to me how the white community really supports the LGBTQ community, but it\u2019s amazing how some black families would rather their son be a murderer than be gay<\/a>. I hope that my community, the black community, understands it\u2019s people\u2019s business what their sexuality is. I just hope that one day the black community, the brown community, can wake up and support our brothers and sisters who are gay<\/a>. The hateration is just unbelievable.\u201d<\/p>\n

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CNN\u2019s Don Lemon, a friend of Smollett\u2019s told Jada Pinkett Smith on her show Red Table Talk<\/a>, that he checks in with the Empire actor frequently: \u2018Lemon said that he knew everyone would be\u00a0picking Smollett\u2019s story apart<\/a>\u00a0and that the details are not really his concern. Instead, he said, he was interested in Smollett\u2019s \u201cwell-being.\u201d He texts him daily to check in, because he believes he can relate very well to his situation, as a gay<\/a>, black man<\/a> in the spotlight. \u201cSometimes he responds, sometimes he doesn\u2019t,\u201d he said of Smollett, adding that he seems to appreciate the concern.\u2019<\/p>\n

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