A new report shows that “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett had a history of lying to the cops years before his recent reported “hate crime” started raising questions. Last month, Smollett claimed that he was attacked by two supporters of President Donald Trump in Chicago who shouted racial and homophobic slurs at him as well as “this is MAGA country,” in reference to Trump’s “Make America Great Again” 2016 campaign slogan. Smollett also claimed that his attackers tied a rope noose around his neck. The story isn’t holding up. It turns out, the Trump-supporting “racists” who attacked Smollett were actually a pair of brothers personally acquainted with Smollett. Now, new information is revealing that Smollett already had a history of lying to police. Smollett identified himself as his younger brother, actor and celebrity chef Jake Smollett, after being pulled over and wrote his brother’s name on the promise to appear in court. - The AP


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