A report citing Chicago police sources said Smollett was willing to file charges against his alleged assailants before they were revealed as his friends.
New England Patriots safety Duron Harmon has announced he will not be joining his team at the White House to celebrate their victory in Super Bowl LIII.
Smollett claimed two men beat him up, tied a noose around his neck, said racial and homophobic slurs and threw an unknown chemical substance on him Tuesday.