New footage released by Chicago Police, filmed on a bodycam worn by the officer who responded to Smollett's report, shows the Empire actor with a noose around his neck in his apartment.
Smollett reported in January that he was the victim of a homophobic and racist attack by two men in the street, but was later accused of staging the incident.
Charges were eventually dramatically dropped against Smollett, but Chicago officials want the actor to pay for the cost of the investigation, which cost $130,000 (£99,500).
In the new video footage, Frank Gaston, who is Smollett's creative director, takes a police officer through an apartment, saying "Basically, he's [Smollett] sensitive. like his pride is in the way."
"I just feel like anything like this happened to me, I would want to report it."
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Mr Gaston then adds: "And the thing that bothers me, kind of makes me emotional, is they put a makeshift, what do you call that thing? A noose around his f*****g neck. And that's what bothered me.
"The cut thing doesn't bother me, if that makes any sense."
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The police officer is then guided to the apartment where Smollett, whose face is blurred, is stood with a thin white noose around his neck.
The officer asks Smollet if he wants to take it off, to which the actor says yes.
Smollet also claims the attackers threw bleach on him before asking for the camera to be turned off.
The video is part of around 1,200 documents released on Monday surrounding the incident, which is facing growing scepticism in Chicago.
As part of the release, there is also an email from a sergeant that says she had received a tip that the aRead More – Source
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