\u201cInterrogations will resume today with the two individuals and their attorney,\u201d department spokesman Anthony Guglielimi said in a statement to The Times<\/em>. <\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s unclear what the men<\/a> could be charged with, however,\u201d their attorney Gloria Schmidt,\u00a0told<\/a>Page\u00a0Six<\/a><\/em>.<\/a><\/p>\n This comes on the heels of a 48 hour media rollercoaster with numerous conflicting reports regarding the attack on Smollett reached peak rumor mill last night<\/a> when multiple outlets began claiming that the Chicago Police Department were ready to say the Smollett attack was a hoax pulled by Smollett and two friends because he was being written off of the hit FOX show Empire<\/em> (which films in Chicago).<\/p>\n This led both FOX and the Chicago PD to issue very firm statements denying both rumors.<\/p>\n Tweeted Chicago PD spokesman Anthony Guglielmi: \u201cMedia reports anout (sic) the Empire incident being a hoax are unconfirmed by case detectives. Supt Eddie Johnson has contacted\u00a0@ABC7Chicago<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0to state on the record that we have no evidence to support their reporting and their supposed CPD sources are uninformed and inaccurate.\u201d<\/p>\n Fox\u2019s statement read: \u201cThe idea that Jussie Smollett has been, or would be, written off of \u2018Empire\u2019\u00a0is patently ridiculous. He remains a core player on this very successful series and we continue to stand behind him.\u201d<\/p>\n CBS Chicago reported<\/a>\u00a0that there was a police raid at the home of the two persons of interest being questioned by Chicago Police.<\/p>\n According to the station the men<\/a> were returning from a trip to Nigeria when they were detained\u2014their lawyer Schmidt announced the pending arrests while maintaining their innocence .<\/p>\n The post UPDATE: Two Nigerian Brothers Have Been Arrested In Smollett Attack; Chicago PD Say Attack Was Not A Hoax<\/a> appeared first on Towleroad Gay News<\/a>.<\/p>\n