A Cook County grand jury has charged actor Jussie Smollett in a 16-count indictment that alleges he concocted a racist and homophobic attack on himself.
A Cook County grand jury has charged actor Jussie Smollett in a 16-count indictment that alleges he lied to Chicago police about being the victim of a phony attack.
The"Empire" star had been initially charged last month by prosecutors on one felony count of filing a false report.The incident sparked breathless international media coverage and intense social media speculation, accelerated by the political implications of an openly gay black man's alleged assault by attackers who put a noose around his neck.
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