Jussie Smollett Placed Under Arrest, Faces Felony Charge for Filing False Police Report Chicago PD says the 'Empire' actor is currently in "custody of detectives" after he turned himself in. Last month, Smollett filed a police report
stating that he was attacked by two men
in what appeared to be a hate crime. Smollett, who is openly gay, said the masked attackers shouted racial and homophobic slurs, threw a rope around his neck and yelled, "This is MAGA country!" The 'Empire' actor has since
been under fire for allegedly
staging the attack. The two men questioned as suspects are twins from Nigeria. One of the men worked on 'Empire.' Smollett's Attorneys, via Fox News Smollett's Attorneys, via Fox News