I just wanted you all to see it,” Smollett says before unwinding the rope, loosening it and placing it on the kitchen counter. After he is informed about the recording Smollett says he doesn’t want to be filmed and the camera is turned off. The department released footage that shows the two brothers, Abimbola “Abel” Osundairo and Olabinjo “Ola” Osundairo, in a cab the night of the incident. Police said when Smollett was charged that there was no footage of the actual staged attack because the surveillance camera they said Smollett hoped would capture the incident was, unbeknownst to him, not working. Fox Entertainment announced in April that Smollett would not appear in the sixth and final season of “Empire.” ___

Source: thestar June 24, 2019 22:56 UTC