Jussie Smollet has been arrested by police on felony charges of filing a false police report, Chicago Pd spokesman Anthony Guglielmi said early Thursday morning, adding that the “Empire” star is “in custody of detectives.”
The charges stem from a report Smollett filed on Jan. 29 that he was attacked by two men who shouted racial and homophobic slurs and referenced “Maga.” After releasing two former suspects over the weekend, police said they wanted to interview Smollett again — and days later declared him a suspect.
Fox network and studio, the homes to “Empire,” did not immediately respond to our request for comment on this latest development. Smollett’s lawyers also did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
On Wednesday night, Smollett’s attorneys said the following through publicists: “Like any other citizen, Mr. Smollett enjoys the presumption of innocence, particularly when there has been an investigation like this one where information,...
The charges stem from a report Smollett filed on Jan. 29 that he was attacked by two men who shouted racial and homophobic slurs and referenced “Maga.” After releasing two former suspects over the weekend, police said they wanted to interview Smollett again — and days later declared him a suspect.
Fox network and studio, the homes to “Empire,” did not immediately respond to our request for comment on this latest development. Smollett’s lawyers also did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
On Wednesday night, Smollett’s attorneys said the following through publicists: “Like any other citizen, Mr. Smollett enjoys the presumption of innocence, particularly when there has been an investigation like this one where information,...
- 2/21/2019
- by Tony Maglio
- The Wrap
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