“Empire” actor Jussie Smollett was assaulted in Chicago on Tuesday by two men who hurled racial and homophobic slurs at him and wrapped a rope around his neck in an attack police are investigating as a hate crime, officials said.
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Empire Actor Jussie Smollett Attacked In Chicago | Velshi & Ruhle | MSNBC
