Chris0nllyn
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Apparently he was in NY for a Broadway with lines that curiously match what the attackers supposedly said.
He had been in New York City for a reading of the play Take Me Out, with sources telling DailyMail.com that Smollett was being considered to appear in a possible revival of the Tony-winning production about a biracial baseball star who comes out as gay.
The script for that play finds the lead character being attacked by a new pitcher who joins the team. That character uses the same racial slurs Smollett told police his attackers screamed at him, including 'ft' and 'nr.'
He had been set to arrive back in the Windy City on the evening of January 28, but got held up when his flight was delayed while he and the other passengers sat on the tarmac.
That is when Smollett started to post Instagram stories, first noting that there was a delay, and then again posting when two hours after boarding the plane had still not taken off for its destination.
Another post went up when the plane finally did leave, which was followed by his final post of the night when he landed after midnight in Chicago.
A source with knowledge of the investigation told DailyMail.com that investigators now believe these stories were all posted so Smollett could alert the men ahead of the attack.
Furthermore, they also believe that this could explain why a woman in Smollett's building said she saw two men with a rope hanging around near the residences approximately 90 minutes before the incident.
Smollett then went to Subway when he arrived home at 2am, despite the fact that it was 10 degrees in Chicago at the time.
Jussie Smollett's attack is similar to play he appeared in day before
He had been in New York City for a reading of the play Take Me Out, with sources telling DailyMail.com that Smollett was being considered to appear in a possible revival.
www.dailymail.co.uk