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Empire star Jussie Smollett charged with faking racist attack

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Chicago Police have named Empire star Jussie Smollett as a 'suspect' after he was accused of filing a "false police report".

The 36-year-old actor had previously alleged that he was the victim of a racially motivated and homophobic attack but in now seems that police have taken the investigation in a different direction.

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