"Multiple sources have told ABC7 Eyewitness News that police are investigating whether Smollett and the two men staged the attack allegedly because Smollett was being written off of "Empire."

A source familiar with the investigation told the ABC7 I-Team that Smollett failed to appear for an interview with detectives early Thursday.

https://abc7chicago.com/jussie-smollett-attack-police-questioning-2-persons-of-interest/5138497/