'Empire' star hospitalized after possible homophobic attack in Chicago [View all]
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Source: Fox 5 New York
"Empire" star Jussie Smollett was brutally attacked by two men who beat him up, put his head in a noose and screamed, "This is MAGA country," TMZ is reporting.
Sources directly connected to Smollett tell TMZ, the actor arrived in Chicago from New York late Monday, and at around 2 a.m. he was hungry and went to a Subway. TMZ was told when he walked out, someone yelled, "Aren't you that f***ot 'Empire' n*****?"
The two men -- both white and wearing ski masks -- viciously attacked Smollett as he fought back, but they beat him badly and fractured a rib. They put a rope around his neck, poured bleach on him and as they left they yelled, "This is MAGA country."
Smollett was taken to Northwestern Memorial where he was treated. He was discharged later Tuesday morning.
Chicago Police spokesman Anthony Guglielmi released this statement about the attack: "Overnight, the Chicago Police Department received a report of a possible racially-charged assault and battery involving a cast member of the television show Empire. Given the severity of the allegations, we are taking this investigation very seriously and treating it as a possible hate crime. Detectives are currently working to gather video, identify potential witnesses and establish an investigative timeline. T
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Sigh... more Trump inspired terrorism.
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