ABC Anchor Robin Roberts Defends Jussie Smollett Interview Amid Backlash

Jussie Smollett, a cast member in the TV series "Empire," attends the Fox Networks Group 2018 programming presentation afterparty in New York on May 14, 2018.Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File

The ABC News anchor who sat down with Jussie Smollett for the first interview after he was allegedly attacked is defending her interview as Smollett’s story is reportedly unraveling.

Robin Roberts said on “Good Morning America” on Feb. 17 that she relied on Smollett and the Chicago Police Department for her reporting.