Jussie Smollett

Chicago police said recently they were investigating an assault on Fox’s television show “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett as a possible hate crime after two men yelled racial and homophobic slurs and wrapped a rope around his neck.

The 36-year-old African-American actor, singer, director and photographer, who is homosexual, was reported to be in good condition after taking himself to a hospital after the incident, police said.