[UPDATE] ‘Empire’ actor found with noose still around his neck after possible hate crime; FBI investigating prior threat: Cops
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Authorities in Chicago say an actor was attacked in what is initially being investigated as a “possible hate crime.” As CrimeOnline previously reported, Jussie Smollett was reportedly attacked early Tuesday morning while exiting a Subway restaurant in Chicago. In addition to the homophobic and racist taunts allegedly shouted at the 35-year-old “Empire” star, earlier reports …