The Empire actor Jussie Smollett has been charged with disorderly conduct for allegedly faking his own purported attack and faces up to three years in jail if convicted – the latest twist to a real-life drama that has gripped the nation. Three weeks after the 36-year-old actor filed a police report saying he had been attacked in Chicago by two masked men who hurled homophobic and racist abuse at him, police said Smollett was now being treated as a suspect rather than a victim. The actor has been charged by Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office with disorderly conduct and filing a false police report.
