Police: Jussie Smollett Officially a Suspect for Filing False Police Report

Police: Jussie Smollett Officially a Suspect for Filing False Police Report
Actor and singer Jussie Smollett attends the "Empire" FYC Event in Los Angeles on May 20, 2016. Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File
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“Empire” actor Jussie Smollett has been named a suspect in a criminal investigation for filing a fake police report, according to a police statement.

Chicago Police Department (CPD) spokesman Anthony Guglielmi posted on Twitter on Feb. 20 that the actor “is now officially classified as a suspect in a criminal investigation by Chicago Police for filing a false police report (Class 4 felony).