Jussie Smollett arrested - faces charges for alleged false report

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From article:

The "Empire" star allegedly filed the report with police on January 29, saying he was assaulted by two men, including one who was masked. They allegedly yelled racist and homophobic slurs, tied a rope around his neck and poured an unknown substance on him.

At the time, police said they were treating the attack against the black and gay actor as a hate crime.

But in the weeks since the alleged attack first made headlines, the narrative has unraveled with several twists, transforming him from a victim to a suspect in three weeks...

https://www.cnn.com/2019/02/21/enter...day/index.html

From article:

The actor's lawyers said he "enjoys the presumption of innocence," particularly in light of what they called leaks of "information, both true and false."

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...-crime-n973036

https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2019/02...others-attack/