Actor Jussie Smollett was admitted to hospital following an attack that is being described as a possible hate crime.
The offenders fled the scene and Smollett, 36 took himself to Northwestern Hospital, according to the statement (which does not name Smollett but makes mention of a 36-year-old member of the Empire cast).
Authorities are treating the attack as “a possible hate crime” and have asked anyone with information to contact the police at 312-747-8382 or www.cpdtip.com.
Smollett, who plays Jamal Lyon in Empire, has publicly identified as gay, telling Out magazine in 2016: ”I am a gay man with an extremely open heart.”