According to police, the actor was brutally attacked by two men in Chicago. The Actor who plays Jamal Lyon on "Empire" was reportedly the victim of a vicious hate crime involving a noose. Chicago police department released a statement. According to the police statement Jussie Smolletts attackers poured an unknown chemical substance on him during the assault and later fled the scene. Giving the severity of the allegations, we are taking the investigation very seriously and treating it as a possible hate crime, "police said in their statement.
