Earlier this week there were reports that actor Jussie Smollett was refusing to turn over his cellphone after claiming he was on the phone with his manager while being assaulted during a suspected hate crime near his apartment in Chicago [click here if you missed that].
Jussie's camp sets the record straight...
From TMZ
Jussie Smollett did not refuse to hand over phone records to cops ... rather, he didn't want to turn over his phone ... sources directly connected to Jussie tell TMZ.
The sources say cops "informally asked" Jussie if he would surrender his phone ... to verify he was talking to his manager on his cell when he was attacked. We're told he felt "uncomfortable" doing that and declined, but he was never asked about phone records. A Chicago police official had said Jussie refused to turn over both the phone and records. We're told Smollett has already said he will provide the records, and is in the process of gathering them.
