Crime & Justice

‘Empire’ Actor Jussie Smollett Charged With Filing False Police Report

TABLES HAVE TURNED

Hours after a spokesperson for the Chicago Police Department said he’d become a suspect in their criminal investigation.

Julia Arciga 

Reporter

Pilar Melendez 

Senior National Reporter

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Julia Arciga

Julia Arciga

Reporter

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Pilar Melendez

Pilar Melendez

Senior National Reporter

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