That was the story that richeted around the world after Jsie Smollett, a Black and openly gay actor, reported to Chigo police that he was the victim of a hate crime.
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- THE VOICE OF CHICAGO'S GAY, LESBIAN, BI, TRANS AND QUEER COMMUNITY SINCE 1985
- BLACK, GAY ‘EMPIRE’ STAR ATTACKED ‘POSSIBLE HATE CRIME’
- JSIE SMOLLETT TRIAL: 'EMPIRE' ACTOR FOUND GUILTY OF STAGG RACIST, ANTI-GAY ATTACK
THE VOICE OF CHICAGO'S GAY, LESBIAN, BI, TRANS AND QUEER COMMUNITY SINCE 1985
Wdy Cy Tim News - Chigo police have opened a hate-crime vtigatn after openly gay actor Jsie Smollett om the televisn show Empire alleged he was attacked by men who shouted racial and homophobic slurs at him and physilly attacked him, acrdg to * gay actor attacked in chicago *
Image source, Getty ImagUS actor Jsie Smollett lied to police when he claimed to have been the victim of a racist, homophobic asslt, a Chigo jury has trial this week, Smollett, 39, stood by nials that he staged the hoax attack agast himself.
BLACK, GAY ‘EMPIRE’ STAR ATTACKED ‘POSSIBLE HATE CRIME’
CHICAGO (AP) — Jsie Smollett's fay said Thursday that the attack on the black and gay "Empire" actor downtown Chigo this week was a "hate crime" and they phed back agast any suggtn that he was anythg but hont wh the police. * gay actor attacked in chicago *
Smollett, who is black and gay, told police he was set upon by two assailants who shouted slurs, yelled a Tmp slogan, dumped a "chemil substance" on him, and tied a noose around his neck while he was walkg late at night Chigo.
"Empire" actor Jsie Smollett has reported beg asslted Chigo on Tuday by two men hurlg racial and homophobic slurs at him and wrappg a rope around his neck what police are vtigatg as a possible hate crime, officials said.
ET) on East North Lower Water Street, the upsle neighborhood of Streeterville, is when two men attacked him, the actor told "unknown offenrs approached him and gaed his attentn by yellg out racial and homophobic slurs towards him, " acrdg to a statement om the Chigo Police Department. Smollett, who is black and gay, took himself to Northwtern Memorial Hospal for treatment.
JSIE SMOLLETT TRIAL: 'EMPIRE' ACTOR FOUND GUILTY OF STAGG RACIST, ANTI-GAY ATTACK
* gay actor attacked in chicago *
”Friends and -workers of Smollett's addn to gay-rights advot also spoke out.