Yikes, things continue to go down south for Jussie Smollet.
According to TMZ, sources claim the EMPIRE star paid two Nigerian men to participate in a staged attack.
On January 29, two men "yelled out racial and homophobic slurs" while attacking Smollett, the actor told police. One of the assailants tied a rope around his neck and poured an unknown chemical substance on him, Smollett claimed at the time.
During the attack, the assailants yelled "Empire f****t' and 'Empire n*****," the actor has long maintained.
That narrative, however, is now under serious scrutiny by investigators, who reportedly have evidence that Smollett directed his 'attackers' to buy the rope used in the 'assault' at a local hardware store.
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