Two 911 calls from the night Jussie Smollett claims he was the target in a homophobic and racially-motivated attack at the start of the year were released on Wednesday (June 5).
The caller says he was an employee of Smollett, and it has been revealed that it was the actor's manager who made the call. He stated, "I just need the police to come by, I work for an artist, I don’t really want to say his name. He states he went to Subway … and two guys, somebody jumped him or something like that. I just want to report it and make sure he’s alright."
The manager added, "I just think he’s startled … They put a noose around his neck,” the caller told the dispatcher. “They didn’t do anything with it, but it’s around his neck. That’s really f**ked up. Sorry, for saying it like that."
Smollett was accused of orchestrating the attack, with brothers Ola and Abel Osundairo telling detectives Smollett paid them to participate in the attack. After the state’s attorney filed a felony disorderly conduct charge against Smollett, the charges were later dropped.
