Jussie Smollett’s Family Decries Attack On ‘Empire’ Star As “Domestic Terrorism”

Two days after an alleged racial and homophobic assault on the Empire star in Chicago, Jussie Smollett's family has hit back at the attack, the as yet unknown individuals who perpetrated it and similar "hate crimes" against "our sisters, brothers and our gender non-conforming siblings." "Oftentimes ending fatally, these are inhumane acts of domestic terrorism and they should be treated as such, the Smollett family including Underground alum Jurnee Smollett added. "They…

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