Empire Star,Jussie Smollett attacked in Chicago

Empire Star,Jussie Smollett attacked in Chicago

Jussie Smollett who plays Jamal Lyon on Fox hit show,Empire was attacked in Chicago on Tuesday after he left a subway where he grabbed something to eat .
According to TMZ, Smollett told the police in an interview that his assailants yelled “MAGA country” during the attack. The Chicago Police Department confirmed this information and told E! News in a statement, “In the initial reports there was no mention of MAGA. When detectives followed up with [Smollett] later in the day, he recalled the offenders making those comments and detectives completed a supplemental report.”

CPD Chief Spokesman Anthony Gugliemi tells E! News;“Overnight, the Chicago Police Department received a report of a possible racially-charged assault and battery involving a cast member of the television show Empire,”  “Given the severity of the allegations, we are taking this investigation very seriously and treating it as a possible hate crime. Detectives are currently working to gather video, identify potential witnesses and establish an investigative timeline.”

The victim is fully cooperating with investigators and we ask anyone with information about this incident to contact Area Central Detectives at 312-747-8382 or report it anonymously to www.cpdtip.com.”

20th Century FOX Television and FOX Entertainment tells E! News in a statement;


“We are deeply saddened and outraged to learn that a member of our EMPIRE family, Jussie Smollett, was viciously attacked last night,”. “We send our love to Jussie, who is resilient and strong, and we will work with law enforcement to bring these perpetrators to justice. The entire studio, network and production stands united in the face of any despicable act of violence and hate — and especially against one of our own.”

Okay now this is just sad. We should leave the judgement to God and let people live their lives.

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