CHICAGO — Detectives are interviewing two “persons of interest” who surveillance photos show were in the area of downtown Chicago where “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett said he was attacked last month, police said Thursday. The two men aren’t considered suspects but may have been in the area at the time that Smollett said he was attacked, Chicago police spokesman Anthony Guglielmi said. Guglielmi said the men were identified through the use of advanced technology, interviews with Smollett and witnesses, and transportation records. Smollett told ABC News in an interview that aired earlier Thursday that people who question his narrative of the attack were “ridiculous” to think he would lie. Smollett said he didn’t initially want to give police his cellphone for their investigation because the device contains private content and phone numbers.

Source: National Post February 14, 2019 15:20 UTC