It’s been about two weeks since the alleged hate crime against “Empire” star Jussie Smollett, and it doesn’t feel like we’re much closer to understanding exactly what happened. And it seems we can thank Smollett himself for that.
Standby for an update on the Jussie Smollett investigation. It's about his phone records…
— Rob Elgas (@RobElgasABC7) February 11, 2019
The records for the phone he initially refused to turn over, that is.
Here’s the latest:
BREAKING: Chicago police confirm to @ABC that today Jussie Smollett submitted phone records from within an hour of the alleged attack to investigators.
— Rob Elgas (@RobElgasABC7) February 11, 2019
'Empire' actor Jussie Smollett turned over "limited and redacted" phone records in connection with his reported attack two weeks ago in Chicago, police say … https://t.co/PG4uPvZrfX @ssmiller
— WBBM Newsradio (@WBBMNewsradio) February 11, 2019
MORE: Chicago police spokesman @AJGuglielmi tells @ABC7Chicago police received "limited and redacted phone records from the victim (Smollett). These records will be analyzed by detectives and we will be in contact with the victim should additional information be needed."
— Rob Elgas (@RobElgasABC7) February 11, 2019
MORE: Chicago police tell @ABC and @ABC7Chicago Jussie Smollett's "limited and redacted" phone records were given to detectives at 1:28pm (Chicago time) today.
— Rob Elgas (@RobElgasABC7) February 11, 2019
What does “limited and redacted” mean, exactly? Shouldn’t Smollett want the police to have as much information as possible so they can find and arrest his alleged assailant?
Today, February 11, only 14 days after @Chicago_Police asked for the phone records, @JussieSmollett finally submitted "limited and redacted" records. Cooperating fully?
— @wittier (@wittier) February 12, 2019
Ummm…why "redacted"? And how does CPD accept that? For all they know those redacted names and numbers are integral to finding out whether this was real or just a set-up.
— ThenAtlasSpoke (@ThenAtlasSpoke) February 12, 2019
The whole thing is just fishy. But if there’s one thing we can be pretty certain about, it’s this:
Pretty sure someone is going to be arrested over this matter at some point. https://t.co/65qzSAlJNE
— Drew McCoy (@_Drew_McCoy_) February 11, 2019
Seems like a pretty safe bet, yeah.
Editor’s note: This post has been updated with additional text.
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