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The City of Chicago has released two 911 calls made after \u201cEmpire\u201d actor Jussie Smollett claimed he was the victim of a racist, homophobic attack.<\/p>\n

Recordings of the calls following the January 29 incident were obtained by The Associated Press and other outlets Wednesday evening. Both calls were made by an unidentified man who said he worked for \u201can artist\u201d who he didn\u2019t want to name.<\/p>\n

During the first call, the man said the person went to a Subway restaurant and \u201csome guys \u2026 they jumped him.\u201d The caller said the person was initially reluctant to make the report but that he would speak to police.<\/p>\n

The man expressed concern about a perceived delay in police response during the second call.<\/p>\n

Smollett was later charged with lying to police. Prosecutors dropped the charges on March 26.<\/p>\n

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