If Jussie Smollett was hoping for an Empire comeback, as writers had openly been discussing, then he can probably kiss that comeback goodbye with the new revelations from the release of his sealed records opened by a court last week.
The first revelation is that he was buying drugs from the Osundario brothers:
MSN NEWS – The first batch of documents including the police case file was unsealed by a judge after FOIA requests by multiple media outlets, including The Hollywood Reporter. The DA’s office released several hundred pages of text messages, emails and court documents.
Among other revelations, the documents provide new details about Smollett’s attempts to procure drugs from Abimbola and Olabinjo Osundairo, the two brothers who helped him stage and carry out the hoax hate crime.
“N***a you still got a molly connect,” Smollett texted to one of the brothers in September, a few months before the alleged hoax, “Hahahaha… Imma need a good fo pills Haha.”
Police files indicate that Smollett paid the brothers repeatedly via Venmo and Paypal for ecstasy, cocaine and marijuana in February, in the days leading up to the staged attack.
Smollett also held a planning meeting with the Osundario brothers to plan out the hoax attack:
They also reveal a more detailed portrait of the communications between the three men to plan and carry out the hoax. Smollett asked the brothers to meet “face to face” to discuss plans. Police records indicate these details were “corroborated on video and by GPS data.”
According to redacted police records, Smollett had a “planning meeting” with the two brothers during which they set the time and details of the attack. Olabinjo Osundairo later told police he deliberately tried not to harm Smollett during the purported attack, only going so far as to rub his knuckles into the actors face to make it look bruised.
Smollett allegedly feared that the other brother, Abimbola, might hurt him and asked him not to participate in the staged beating. According to one released document, one brother was afraid to escalate the confrontation for fear of being shot by police, further strengthening the allegation that Smollett lied.
The documents also revealed that Smollett did a ‘drive thru’ rehearsal of the attack:
Police say Jussie Smollett did a drive through rehearsal prior to Jan 29 near scene of reported attack. Here is police surveillance pictures of his Mercedes. @cbschicago pic.twitter.com/8Foj5CeszD
— Charlie De Mar (@CharlieDeMar) May 31, 2019
Smollett is still claiming he’s innocent. LOL! Is there anybody that still believes him?