Police spokesman Anthony Guglielmi tweeted that Chicago police will brief reporters on the investigation later Thursday, before Smollett’s appearance in court. Smollett faces a possible prison sentence after police said Wednesday that the actor filed a false report about a racist and homophobic assault he claimed to have suffered in Chicago, local outlets confirmed. Chicago police said Thursday that “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett has been taken into custody on a charge of disorderly conduct for allegedly falsely reporting he was the victim of a racist and homophobic attack. #ChicagoPoliceSmollett, 36, came under scrutiny after anonymous law enforcement sources came forward claiming that the actor may have paid two men to stage the attack. “He has now been further victimized by claims attributed to these alleged perpetrators that Jussie played a role in his own attack,” a statement read.

Source: Huffington Post February 21, 2019 01:07 UTC