Actor and singer Jussie Smollett attends the Fox Networks Group 2018 programming presentation after party at Wollman Rink in Central Park in New York, on May 14, 2018. Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File
“Empire” actor Jussie Smollett staged a hate crime because he wasn’t satisfied with his salary on the show, Chicago police Superintendent Eddie Johnson said at a press conference on Feb. 21.
“This stunt was orchestrated by Smollett because he was dissatisfied with his salary,” he told reporters.
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
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