CHICAGO — The Latest on the reported attack on “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett (all times local):4:30 p.m.Chicago police say they still want to do a follow-up interview with Jussie Smollett about a reported attack that the “Empire” star says included his attackers yelling racial and homophobic slurs. A spokeswoman for Smollett’s lawyers said Sunday she couldn’t comment on whether Smollett had agreed to another interview. ——2 p.m.Chicago police and representatives for Jussie Smollett aren’t speaking publicly about the investigation into a reported attack on the “Empire” actor. Pam Sharp, a spokeswoman for Smollett, said Sunday that there were no updates “as of now.” Another spokeswoman, Anne Kavanagh, said she couldn’t comment on whether Smollett had agreed to another interview. Smollett reported last month that he was attacked by men who yelled homophobic and racial slurs.

Source: National Post February 17, 2019 22:40 UTC