Jussie Smollett, Empire's Black television series, gay actor attacked in Chicago; Suspected hate crime

Jussie Smollett, black and openly homobadual actor of the US television show Empire was hospitalized Tuesday in Chicago as a result of an alleged hate-motivated attack in which badailants tied a rope around his neck. the workers said.

News of the early morning attack shook the entertainment world and gay rights groups spoke out to support the 36-year-old actor.

Smollett was beaten around 2 am by two badailants who shouted "racist and homophobic insults" while he was traveling to the downtown of the third largest city in the United States, said the police, who had not named him but that the victim was an actor. of Empire .
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The cast members and the Smollett production company identified him as the victim. The badailants poured him "an unknown chemical substance" and then wrapped a rope around the actor's neck, according to the police.
"Given the seriousness of the allegations, we take this investigation very seriously and consider it a possible hate crime," said the Chicago Police Department.

The actor and singer apparently traveled to Chicago for a scheduled concert on Saturday. [19659004] Senator Kamala Harris of California, who launched her campaign as the first black American president last weekend, described the incident as "an attempt at lynching in modern times".

"No one should fear for his life because of his baduality or the color of his skin.We must deal with this hate," Harris said on Twitter.

. @JussieSmollett is one of the gentlest and sweetest human beings I know. I pray for his quick recovery.

This was an attempt at lynching modern times. Nobody should have to fear for his life because of his baduality or the color of his skin. We must face this hatred.

– Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris) January 29, 2019

Members of the production and casting team of Empire as well as the studio that produces the program, also spoken. "The entire studio, network, and production is united against any act of violence and hateful hate – and especially one of ours," said 20th Century Fox Television in a statement.

The co-creator of the series, Lee Daniels, posted a video on Instagram calling Jussie "my son". "You do not deserve, and nobody deserves, to have a noose around your neck," Daniels said, addressing the actor.

"Raise your head, Jussie, I'm with you, I'll be here in a minute, it's one more day in America," he says.

Advocacy groups, including the Trevor Project and the American Civil Liberties Union, quickly offered their support. "LGBTQ people of color live at multiple intersections of oppression, too often facing violence compounded by racism and homophobia," the ACLU said.

"It's not the America we want to live in."

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