'Empire' Star Jussie Smollett Hospitalized After Suspected Hate Crime

BY Sarah MurphyPublished Jan 29, 2019

Empire star Jussie Smollett was admitted to hospital earlier today, following an attack in Chicago.
 
The assault is suspected to be a hate crime, as Chicago police released a statement saying that Smollett was beaten by two men who were yelling "racial and homophobic slurs" at him. They proceeded to pour "an unknown chemical substance" on the 35-year-old actor and put a rope around his neck before running away.
 

Chicago Police later confirmed that the attackers yelled, "MAGA country," implicating them as supporters of Donald Trump.
 

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