The trouble is not yet over for
The trouble is not yet over for « Empire » star Jussie Smollett, despite being out on bond on a single count of filing a false police report with the Chicago Police Department.
Friday afternoon, prosecutors announced that a Cook County grand jury finally wrapped up its investigation into Smollett’s alleged « hate crime » hoax, and returned a 16-count indictment against the actor in connection with the January 29th incident, in which Smollett claimed he was approached and beaten by two Trump supporters.
CBS Chicago reports that the « jury returned 16 felony counts of disorderly conduct against the actor for allegedly staging a hate crime attack. » The grand jury also reportedly accused Smollett of falsifying a crime.
Local news source, CWB Chicago, also says that the « grand jury’s true bill states that Smollett lied about the attack to two separate police officers — the beat cop who took his initial report and a detective who conducted a follow-up interview the same day. »
These charges are in addition to the « felony disorderly conduct — false report » Smollett was hit with last month.
