Chicago police investigated but dismissed a tip that on the night “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett reported being attacked by two masked men he was in an elevator of his apartment building with two brothers later arrested and released from custody in the probe.
Police spokesman Anthony Guglielmi said a person who lives in the building or was visiting someone there, reported seeing the three together the night in question last month.
However, he said video evidence allowed investigators to determine the report wasn’t credible.
Guglielmi said the two brothers did meet with prosecutors and police Tuesday in a Chicago courthouse.
There was no immediate information about what they discussed.
