Jan. 29Smolletttells police that he was attackedat approximately 2 a.m. in downtown Chicago.
The faces of the men are not visible in the photos.
Jan. 31President Trump weighsin during a press conference in the Oval Office.
That I can tell you is horrible, he said.
They will continue to occur until we hold each other accountable.
Make no mistake, words matter.
Hateful words lead to hateful actions.
Radical love is the only solution, but passivity will be our downfall.
Feb. 1Via a statement,Smollett speaks out for the first time.
Let me start by saying that Im OK, he said.
My body is strong but my soul is stronger.
More importantly, I want to say thank you.
I had to be here tonight yall, he told the audience.
I couldnt let those mother fers win.
Feb. 13Olabinjo and Abimbola Osundairo are detained by police and their house raided.
We later learn that one of the brothers has appeared as an extra onEmpire.
Feb. 14Smollett sits downwithGood Morning Americas Robin Roberts for his first post-attack interview.
He shares his detailed account of what happened and expresses outrage that some question his story.
They wanted me to give my phone to the tech for three, four hours.
Im sorry, but Im not gonna do that, he said.
I dont know what thats gonna be to hand over my phone.
And, honestly, by then inaccurate, false statements had already been put out there.
Chicago PD spokesperson Anthony Guglielmi calls those reports unconfirmed as well as uninformed and inaccurate.
Meanwhile, Fox and theEmpireteam says itspatently ridiculousto suggest that the actor would be written off the series.
Feb. 15The Osundairo brothers are officially identified as potential suspects by police, although not yet charged.
Then, later that night, they arereleasedas detectives have additional investigative work to complete.
Nothing is further from the truth and anyone claiming otherwise is lying.
Feb. 19EW confirmsthatEmpirescenes featuring Smollett are being rewritten and reduced.
Late Wednesday, hescharged with a felony for filing a false police report.
Given these circumstances, we intend to conduct a thorough investigation and to mount an aggressive defense.
Feb. 21Smollett turns himself inearly Thursday morning.
With the actor in custody,Chicago police hold a press conferenceto lay out their case.
March 8A federal grand juryindicted Smollett on 16 felony countsof false report of offense.
March 14Smollett returns to court andenters a plea of not guilty.
He will next be required to appear on April 17.
March 26In a shocking development,all charges against Smollett were dropped.
