The case began in 2019 when the actor reported that he had been the victim of a racist and homophobic attack, and led to a trial in which he was accused of staging the attack himself.The case began in 2019 when the actor reported that he had been the victim of a racist and homophobic attack, and led to a trial in which he was accused of staging the attack himself.Read MoreTelevision, Assaults, Hoaxes and Pranks, Hate Crimes, Race and Ethnicity, Smollett, Jussie (1983- ), Homosexuality and Bisexuality, Police Department (Chicago, Ill), Chicago (Ill), Cook County (Ill), Empire (TV Program), Foxx, Kim, Osundairo, Abimbola, Osundairo, Olabinjo, Content Type: Personal Profile, Fox Broadcasting Co, Webb, Dan K
