[UPDATE] Cops dismiss reports that Jussie Smollett and persons of interest were together prior to alleged hate crime
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Authorities in Illinois are pushing back against recent reports alleging that actor Jussie Smollett was seen alongside two persons of interest in a hate-crime attack the “Empire” star claimed occurred last month. As CrimeOnline previously reported, investigators looked into a reports from a witness claiming to have seen the three men together in the building …