with reporting of fake assault to police. he was dissatisfied with his salary, so he concocted a story about being attacked. reporter: smollett s legal team insisting he maintains his innocence writing in a defiant statement today we witnessed an organized law enforcement spectacle. the presumption of innocence was tram ammed upon. they say he was on the set to film at the empire studio thursday afternoon and called a meeting with cast and crew who are expecting him to come clean. but after apologizing for any embarrassment caused by the incident, the report says smollett asked the show team for their support and insisted that he s innocent. i am not one of those people who have been attacked. the visit coming after chicago police laid out their case against the actor saying smollett paid the ois undarrow brothers to stage the attack and they say police have a copy of