Jussie Smollett reportedly staged his own attack because he was dissatisfied with his salary, according to police.
While speaking to the press, Johnson accused Smollett of taking “advantage of the pain and anger of racism to promote his career”.
According to Johnson, the Empire actor sent a racist and homophobic threatening letter to himself at the Fox studio lot before the attack.
The charge could bring up to three years in prison and force the actor to pay for the cost of the investigation.
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