Jussie Smollett was charged Wednesday evening with disorderly conduct after allegedly filing a false police report about an assault on him in Chicago last month, according to the Cook County state’s attorney’s office. “Detectives will make contact with his legal team to negotiate a reasonable surrender for his arrest,” tweeted police spokesman Anthony Guglielmi. He said at least one assailant told him “this is MAGA country” during the alleged attack. Police said last month they were investigating the alleged assault against Smollett, who is black and openly gay, as a possible hate crime. Guglielmi, who tweeted Tuesday night that the tip was “unfounded,” said it could not be corroborated by video evidence.

Source: Washington Post February 20, 2019 23:01 UTC