An Illinois judge granted two sweeping search warrants ordering Google to turn over a year's worth of data from Jussie Smollett and his manager as a special prosecutor probes whether or not the "Empire" actor staged a racist and homophobic attack against himself. Smollett's manager called 911 and was at the scene and visible on surveillance footage from the night of the attack. An investigation by the Chicago police revealed a plot twist, though -- that Smollett allegedly paid $3,500 to the two brothers, both natives of Nigeria, allegedly to attack him outside his apartment building. State’s Attorney Kim Foxx’s office charged Smollett in February 2019 with 16 counts of disorderly conduct for allegedly orchestrating the incident. However, she dropped all the charges a month later with little explanation, angering city officials and the police, and leading Judge Michael Toomin to appoint special prosecutor Dan Webb to look into Foxx's decision.

Source: Fox News January 09, 2020 03:09 UTC