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(AP) — Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) says she won’t comment again on the investigation into a reported attack on Empire actor Jussie Smollett until an investigation is completed.

Stelter’s is easily exposed by countless tweets and statements, including four high-profile staffers at CNN.  

Jussie Smollett told Robin Roberts he directed police to a security camera he hoped had filmed the “attack.” It was facing the wrong way.

As signs are showing “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett’s alleged attack appears to have been fabricated, CNN “New Day” host Alisyn Camerota said she was “frankly surprised” so many people believed the story from the jump. Camerota added that even her

Sunday on his MSNBC show, “PoliticsNation,” Al Sharpton called on “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett to “face accountability to the maximum” if he staged a hate crime that he could blame on white President Donald Trump supporters to show they are

Democratic Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi has deleted her tweet of sympathy for the Empire actor Jussie Smollett, who police in Chicago reportedly believe orchestrated a hoax hate crime attack against himself.

CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago police said Sunday they’re still seeking a follow-up interview with Jussie Smollett after receiving new information that “shifted” their investigation of a reported attack on the “Empire” actor.

Weeks after “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett made allegations that he was violently beaten by men who hurled racist and homophobic slurs at him, placed a rope around his neck like a noose, and shouted, “This is MAGA country,” local authorities suspect Smollett of orchestrating the attack.

Left-wing Hollywood wasted no time in politicizing and blaming President Donald Trump and his supporters for an alleged hate crime attack on Empire actor Jussie Smollett — an encounter that police now reportedly believe to have been staged.

An interview featuring actress Ellen Page blaming President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence for the “hate” that led to the hoax attack against Empire star Jussie Smollett has amassed over 18 million views.

Leading Democrat candidates for the presidency in 2020 called last month’s reported attack on Jussie Smollett an “attempted modern day lynching,” and the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)  blamed President Donald Trump.

Empire actor Jussie Smollet could receive prison time if he is found to have filed a false report with the Chicago Police Department regarding his alleged attack last month.

Lawyers for Empire actor Jussie Smollett say their client is “angered” and “further victimized” by accusations that he staged his own assault in Chicago last month.

The Chicago Police Department believe Empire actor Jussie Smollett staged an attack on himself last month, according to a report.

The two men connected to the alleged staged attack on Empire actor Jussie Smollett were released without charges late Friday due to “new evidence” resulting from their interrogation, the Chicago Police Department announced.

Michael Monico, the high-powered criminal defense attorney representing longtime Trump lawyer Michael Cohen, revealed Thursday that he is also representing Empire star Jussie Smollett, the actor-singer reports indicate may have been involved in staging an attack on himself last month.

The identities of two brothers connected to an investigation into the alleged staged attack on Empire actor Jussie Smollett were revealed Friday. 

Two men in connection with the alleged staged attack of Empire actor Jussie Smollett could be charged as early as Friday, according to a report.

According to a new report, Chicago police are investigating the possibility that actor Jussie Smollett worked with two men to stage an attack against him last month.

Reporter Charlie De Mar is reporting that the two men who allegedly attack Jussie Smollett are of Nigerian descent and appeared as extras on the FOX drama Empire, a show on which Smollett is a starring actor.

The Chicago Police Department is questioning two persons of interest in connection to the alleged assault of Empire actor Jussie Smollett last month, a law enforcement spokesman said Thursday.

In his first interview since his alleged assault, Empire actor Jussie Smollett is denying his attackers were motivated by a “date gone bad,” calling the suggestion “ridiculous” and “offensive.”

Actor Jussie Smollett said in his interview since his alleged attack that people who doubt his story about being brutally attacked by President Trump supporters in Chicago would believe him if his attackers were minorities.

In his first interview since his alleged attack, Empire actor Jussie Smollett told ABC’s Good Morning America he was targeted due to his very vocal criticism of President Donald Trump and his administration.

Actor Jussie Smollett said in a new interview that he is angry at people who don’t “want to see the truth” about an alleged racial attack that he claims to be a victimized of.

Empire actor Jussie Smollett welled up in his first interview since his alleged attack last Month. The sit-down, conducted by ABC News’ Robin Roberts, is slated to air Thursday morning. 

CHICAGO (AP) — Jussie Smollett on Tuesday said he redacted some information from his phone before giving it to Chicago police investigating a reported attack on the “Empire” actor in order to protect the privacy of contacts and people who are not relevant to the attack.

The Chicago Police Department said Monday that they do not have enough evidence to launch a criminal investigation into the alleged assault of Empire actor Jussie Smollett after he turned over “limited and redacted phone records” to detectives. 

Actor and singer Jussie Smollett returned to the stage in Los Angeles on Saturday night, days after he claimed to be the victim of an allegedly racially charged attack on the street in Chicago.

A “solidarity rally” of around 60 people gathered in New York City, NY, on Friday against what its organizers described as a “racist” and “anti-LGBTQ political agenda” related to an alleged attack on actor Jussie Smollett.

Tuesday in an interview with “The Grio,” Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) said President Donald Trump’s “dog-whistling” was responsible for the attack on “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett. Waters said, “I know Jussie. I love him. His family’s a friend of mine.

Empire actor Jussie Smollett on Friday spoke out for the first time since he was allegedly physically attacked in Chicago by men shouting racial and homophobic insults, affirming he has been “100% factual and consistent” with his story.

A source speaking to TMZ, however, says Smollett did not refuse to turn over his phone records and “is in the process of gathering them.”

Newly-announced presidential candidate Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) called on the House of Representatives this week to pass legislation that would designate lynching a federal hate crime — re-upping the bill, which passed the Senate in December, in response to an alleged attack on Empire actor Jussie Smollett.

The family of Empire actor Jussie Smollett issued a statement on Thursday condemning his alleged assault as a “racial and homophobic hate crime” and called on law enforcement to treat the matter as domestic terrorism.

“That I can tell you is horrible. I’ve seen it. It doesn’t get worse,” Trump replied when asked about the alleged attacks by CNN contributor April Ryan.