US actor Jussie Smollett staged a fake attack on himself because he was "dissatisfied with his salary", according to Chicago Police. Mr Smollett is charged with filing a false police report after he said he was the victim of a homophobic attack. One of the brothers is Mr Smollett's personal trainer and both have worked as extras on Empire. One day earlier, Fox released a statement supporting Mr Smollett, calling him a "consummate professional on set," and insisting that he was not being "written out of" Empire. The president tweeted his condemnation after the police news conference, slamming Mr Smollett's "racist and dangerous comments".

Source: The Star February 21, 2019 16:30 UTC