Former “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett was charged on Tuesday in a six-count indictment.
He's accused of falsely claiming to Chicago police that he had been the victim of a hate crime.
The indictment came nearly a year after Cook County prosecutors dropped earlier charges accusing Smollet of staging a phony hate crime.
Smollett is black and openly gay.
The dismissal of the earlier charge drew an outcry from the city’s police department.
He's accused of falsely claiming to Chicago police that he had been the victim of a hate crime.
The indictment came nearly a year after Cook County prosecutors dropped earlier charges accusing Smollet of staging a phony hate crime.
Smollett is black and openly gay.
The dismissal of the earlier charge drew an outcry from the city’s police department.
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