Jussie Smollett Denies Staging Hate Crime and Trying to Benefit From the ‘Pain of Black Americans’
The actor sat down for his first post-jail interview.
The actor sat down for his first post-jail interview.
The former ‘Empire’ star claimed two masked men put a noose around his neck and doused him with a chemical, while using racial and homophobic slurs.
After investigating, Chicago police alleged Smollett staged the attack.
Eight people were killed, most of them of women of Asian descent.
“I’m a human being like everybody else,” the actor says.
The episode focuses on a celebrity accused of faking an assault in New York.
“Empire” co-creator says he regrets rushing to judgment.
The “Empire” star has refused to reimburse the city $130,000.
The “Empire” actor was arraigned Thursday in Chicago.
Smollett was beaten by two men who reportedly yelled “MAGA country.”