Jussie Smollett, Eddie Johnson Photo - 21 February 2019 - Chicago police say actor Jussie Smollett concocted the story of a brutal hate crime because he was dissatisfied with his salary on the Fox drama Empire. At a press briefing Thursday morning, Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson said Smollett, who was arrested Thursday after turning himself in, paid two men $3,500 to help him stage the fake attack after a crude, threatening letter he sent to the Empire set in Chicago failed to get attention. Filing a false police report is disorderly conduct, according to Illinois code. A class 4 felony is punishable by one to three years. File Photo: 09 June 2014 - Hollywood, California - Jussie Smollett. Arrivals for the Los Angeles premiere of Screen Gems' "Think Like A Man Too" at the TCL Chinese Theater in Hollywood, Ca. Photo Credit: Birdie Thompson/AdMedia

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  • Caption: 21 February 2019 - Chicago police say actor Jussie Smollett concocted the story of a brutal hate crime because he was dissatisfied with his salary on the Fox drama Empire. At a press briefing Thursday morning, Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson said Smollett, who was arrested Thursday after turning himself in, paid two men $3,500 to help him stage the fake attack after a crude, threatening letter he sent to the Empire set in Chicago failed to get attention. Filing a false police report is disorderly conduct, according to Illinois code. A class 4 felony is punishable by one to three years. File Photo: 09 June 2014 - Hollywood, California - Jussie Smollett. Arrivals for the Los Angeles premiere of Screen Gems' "Think Like A Man Too" at the TCL Chinese Theater in Hollywood, Ca. Photo Credit: Birdie Thompson/AdMedia
  • Celebrity:

    Jussie Smollett

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    Eddie Johnson
  • Event:

    "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett arrested and faces a felony charge for allegedly filing false police report

     April 22, 2014
  • Location: Hollywood, California, United States
  • Image Number: 8339699
  • Dimensions: 3255x4620 px
  • Photographer: Admedia
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