CHICAGO - The Latest on the investigation of the attack on Jussie Smollett (all times local):11 p.m. Attorneys for Jussie Smollett say there is no truth to reports that the “Empire” actor played a role in an assault on him last month by what he described as two men shouting homophobic and racial slurs. In a statement late Saturday the lawyers say: “Nothing is further from the truth and anyone claiming otherwise is lying.”His lawyers say that Smollett will continue to co-operate with a Chicago police investigation into the reported attack.

Source: thestar February 17, 2019 05:15 UTC