Headline Roundup • February 21st, 2019
Actor Jussie Smollett Is Arrested Over False Attack Report
Summary from the AllSides News Team
Actor Jussie Smollett is taken into custody and faces a felony charge for allegedly filing a false police report.
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Actor Jussie Smollett Arrested by Chicago Police
Newsmax (News)
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Actor Jussie Smollett has been arrested after he was charged with lying to police when he claimed he was attacked and beaten by two masked men shouting racist and homophobic slurs, Chicago police said on Thursday on Twitter.
Jussie Smollett taken into custody by Chicago police over allegedly lying about attack
ABC News (Online)
Jussie Smollett arrested over false attack report
BBC News
News
US actor Jussie Smollett has been arrested in Chicago after being charged with filing a false police report.
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