Why does it matter if Jussie Smollett staged his own attack?
The US actor is at the centre of a hate crime hoax.
The Empire actor Jussie Smollett has been all over the media and internet after allegations that he falsely claimed that he was the victim of a hate crime. The 36-year-old is accused of filing a fake police report claiming he was the victim of a homophobic and racist assault. Police say he staged the attack because he was 鈥渄issatisfied鈥 with his salary: Smollett maintains he鈥檚 innocent. The 麻豆社鈥檚 North America correspondent Aleem Maqbool has been in Chicago covering this case and takes us through the timeline of events. And Zac Beauchamp, a senior correspondent with Vox covering the far right, tells us about the wider implications of this so-called hoax hate crime.
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