'Empire' actor Jussie Smollett seeks to answer doubters in new TV interview
by Tracy Swartz, Chicago Tribune
Feb 14, 2019
3 minutes
In an emotional new TV interview, "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett tried to end doubt that he was attacked last month in Chicago by two men who shouted slurs at him, hit him, poured bleach on him and wrapped a rope around his neck while yelling, "This is MAGA country!"
"I am an advocate. I respect too much the people - who I am now one of those people - who have been attacked in any way. You do such a disservice when you lie about things like this," Smollett told "Good Morning America" co-anchor
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