Jussie Smollett finally provided his phone records to the Chicago Police Department on Monday morning, hours after The Post reported his delay in providing the data.
?Phone records from Jussie?s manager were sent to police on Feb. 5 and Jussie?s records were sent over this morning. Both were sent to Chief of Staff to the Superintendent of Police Robert Boik, who confirmed receipt,? a spokesperson for the ?Empire? star said in an email, 13 days after Smollett alleged he was the victim of a racist and homophobic attack.
?They have Jussie?s records from within an hour of the incident. The police confirmed receipt of the records at [2:28 p.m. EST].?
Cops requested Smollett?s phone records to corroborate a call he said he had with his manager Brandon Z. Moore during the attack.
Both men allege Smollett was called a ?f?-t? and a ?n?-r? during the attack and both said they heard the words ?MAGA country,? an apparent reference to President Trump?s ?Make America Great Again? slogan.
The police said they wanted the records so they could independently verify the two men?s accounts, which is needed for a criminal investigation, but Smollett told police he couldn?t be without his phone for several hours.
?We have no reason to doubt the statements, but for a criminal investigation, we need to independently confirm the phone records,? Chicago police spokesman Anthony Guglielmi told The Post on Sunday afternoon.
Smollett told cops he was confronted by two men on Jan. 29, one wearing a black mask, who hurled gay and racist epithets at him while he was walking home from a nearby Subway sandwich shop shortly before 2 a.m. The assailants allegedly punched Smollett in the face, doused him with a liquid ? believed to be bleach ? and tied a rope around his neck in an underpass between the Sheraton and Loews Chicago hotels.
Smollett?s spokesperson told The Post on Monday Smollett ?is the victim here? and he has provided multiple statements to the police.
?Chicago PD has repeatedly informed us that they find Jussie?s account of what happened that night consistent and credible,? the statement read.
?Superintendent Johnson has been clear from day one that Jussie is a victim. We are continuing to work closely with the Chicago PD and remain confident that they will find Jussie?s attackers and bring them to justice.?
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