'It Pissed Everybody Off:' Chicago Police Sounds Off On Smollett's Hoax 'It Pissed Everybody Off:' Chicago Police Sounds Off On Smollett's Hoax https://media.townhall.com/townhall/reu/ha/2017/74/65502399-8012-4cc6-ad5d-0facb03ad64d.jpg Chicago Police revealed Thursday morning that "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett staged a hate crime attack against himself because he was "dissatisfied" with his salary. The actor was adamant that it was two MAGA-hat wearing President Trump supporters who attacked him, while hurling homophobic and racial slurs at him. Smollett was taken into custody this morning once authorities gathered enough evidence to charge him with filing a false report. Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson spoke for his department at Thursday's press conference when he said he was "offended by what's happened" in his city. Smollett, he said, was treated as a victim until they saw the evidence to discover the actor gave two Nigerian men a $3,500 check to stage an attack on him. Johnson said the department gave Smollett the “benefit of the doubt” until the 47th hour of the 48 hours they could hold the two suspects, at which point they confessed their role in the hoax.  ( FULL STORY IN LINK BELOW ) https://townhall.com/tipsheet/cortneyobrien/2019/02/21/im-offended-by-whats-happened-police-sound-off-on-jussie-smollett-n2541997