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FILE PHOTO: Jussie Smollett exits Cook County Department of Corrections after posting bail in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., February 21, 2019. REUTERS/Joshua Lott/File Photo
Smollett, who is black and openly gay and plays a gay character on the Fox network hip-hop drama “Empire,” was previously charged in a single-count criminal complaint with lying to police about a supposed racist and homophobic attack on Jan. 29 by supporters of President Donald Trump.A spokeswoman for Smollett, 36, who was arrested and later released on $100,000 bond two weeks ago in connection with the initial charge against him, did not immediately return a call or email seeking comment.
At the time he was initially charged, Chicago’s police chief said that Smollett had paid two brothers to stage an assault on him.
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