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Jussie Smollett Case: Clues Into Potential Motive Behind The Attack“Empire” actor Jussie Smollett, upset after a racist letter sent to the show's studio didn’t get a “bigger reaction,” is suspected of paying two men to attack him a week later, according to multiple sources with direct knowledge of the investigation.
Jussie Smollett Was Involved In Creating Racist Letter, Which Later Led To Attack, Sources SayThe two brothers involved in the Jussie Smollett attack told police that Smollett was involved in creating a racist letter that was sent to the actor on the set of his show, Empire, according to two sources with first-hand knowledge of the investigation. 
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