The alleged attack of the artist "Empire" Jussi Smollett stretched into a three-week Saga of confusing notices and contradictions. Smollett, a black and gay man, claims that he was actually the victim of a ruthless hate crime. But later arrest and further release of 2 people in connection with the incident, the Chicago Police Department said, in fact, that the latest information "shifted" the investigation.

Here are all the main actions from the case:

January. 22: a week before the attack on the Fox Studio, where the "Empire" is filmed, a message comes with danger to Smollett. The message, later published by TMZ, contained the homophobic danger of Smollett's death, as set out in the abridged messages. The envelope tells " MAGA, "a trivial hyperlink to President trump's motto"arrange America stately again."

January. 29: Chicago police opened an investigation into a hate crime later such as 36-year-old Smollett said, in fact, that he was attacked near his living space in Chicago. According to police, Smollett talks, in fact that two men came up to him within 2 am, shouted "racial and homophobic insults", poured "unknown chemical substance" on him and wrapped a loop around his neck.

Police approve of CBS News, in fact that in the second interview with the police Smollett said detectives, in fact that his attackers shouted: "this is the state of the sorcerer."

January. 30: The police of Chicago published a photo of 2 "representing the attention of persons", filmed from the cameras of the study, noting at this, in fact that the very aggressive attack was not captured.

Photos of people of interest who were in area of the alleged assault & battery of Empire cast member. While video does not capture an encounter, detectives are taking this development seriously & wish to question individuals as more cameras are being reviewed pic.twitter.com/xJDDygtocr

— Anthony Guglielmi (@AJGuglielmi) 31 января 2019 г.

February. Apparently, noting the skepticism that some raised on the pretext of the attack, Smollett issues a statement that says, in fact, that he was "100% actual and alternate at any level."Despite my bummer and thorough concern about some of the irregularities and distortions that have been widespread, I still believe that loyalty will prevail," he said.

February. Smollett is preparing his 1st public appearance with the incident reporting stage, with a sold-out performance at the Troubadour in West Hollywood, California. He sobs in front of the stage and talks to the crowd: "autonomously from this, in fact that talking to someone else, I will stand only for commitment."The meeting, which was scheduled for the show, was postponed, taking into account the judgments of security.

February. Chicago police released an initial report on the incident. It tells the story, in fact that a friend Smollett, who said about the incident to the police, talking, in fact that Smollett "did not want to talk about the crime", but "believed, in fact, that it is in the best interest."The report also notes that Smollett still had a rope around his neck when the police arrived to interrogate him. In the report, Smollett talks, in fact that the attackers were dressed in a Dark and " leading invader."He speaks, actually that on them there was a dark mask, but he doesn't remember practically any other "special features"."

February. 12: Chicago police talk, in fact that the phone records that Smollett gave them were "heavily edited" and " do not meet the burden of criminal investigation." 

February. 14: Smollett happens to be spotted at ABC's" Good morning America " for his own first television interview from the conflict phase. He cries in interviews and pushes away those who doubted his situation. He talks, in fact that pride forced him, reluctantly initially, to report the incident, and the fact that he did not dare to take personal phone police because of personal information about him. 

In a statement, defender Smollett talks, in fact that the configurations were " provided for the defense of the confidentiality of their own contacts or high-ranking officials who do not deal with the attack."

Chicago police talk, in fact that media reports about the attack are considered cheating " unconfirmed detectives. Smollett refutes these reports through a press Secretary. Superintendent of the Chicago police Eddie Johnson talks, in fact that there is virtually no evidence of this, in fact that it was a hoax.

February. 15: Chicago police said their interrogation of 2 persons who were recorded on video surveillance. But later in the day, two men were released without charge. The police are talking, in fact that "fresh confirmation" given to the investigators "investigative support work to end." 

February. 16: the key, the closest to the investigation, reports CBS News, in fact that 2 Nigerian brothers, Ola and Abel Osundairo, told detectives, in fact that Smollett paid them for the role in the attack. Talk, rope, found on the neck by Smollett, acquired in the middle of the hardware store. The attack on their home pulled ropes, masks and bleach.

Chicago police talk, in fact that their interrogation of the brothers "changed the line of the investigation," and they asked for another interview with Smollett. Lawyers of the actor talk, actually that he is" angry and devastated " by messages that actually that he knew alleged attackers, and actually that time from men was Smollett's own trainer. Ola, Osundare played a prisoner in the season of "Empire.""

February. 17: Chicago Police released a vague statement on Twitter: "But we are not able to prove, not to confirm or comment on the legality of this, in fact, that was informally released, in this investigation there are some actions, and the detectives have some further impact, which include a conversation with the person who said about the incident."