"Empire" actor Jussie Smollett has been arrested for allegedly filing a false police report claiming he was the victim of a hate-crime attack in Chicago.Chief Communications Officer Anthony Guglielmi confirmed the arrest and announced a press conference will be held at 9 a.m. Smollett was charged Wednesday with felony disorderly conduct for the allegedly false report he made with Chicago police on Jan. 29, according to the Cook County State's Attorney's Office. In it he claimed he was assaulted by two masked men who hurled racist and homophobic slurs. The actor, also said his attackers poured what he believed was bleach over him and put a noose around his neck. Jussie is expected to appear in bond court at 1:30 p.m.
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