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“Empire” actor Jussie Smollett's alleged hate crime attack unraveled after police reportedly determined he "took advantage of the pain and anger of racism to promote his career" by allegedly paying two brothers to stage the attack against him. He is now facing felony charges for allegedly orchestrating the "phony" hate crime attack. Here are other recent alleged hate crimes -- many of which initially were reported to have been carried out by pro-Trump aggressors -- that turned out to be completely fake. Former Drake University student Kissie Ram, 19, pleaded guilty in January 2019 for lying about a racist note...

Jussie Smollett's career crumbles: 20th Century Fox is 'considering its options' and TNT shelves episode of Drop the Mic that he had filmed amid claims he staged hoax attack to get a raise and boost his profile The studio which produces Empire said on Thursday it was 'evaluating the situation' An episode of Drop the Mic that he filmed was due to air on March 6 but it has been axed Smollett, 36, is accused of orchestrating the attack to get a pay rise He earns $100,000 per episode of Empire which amounts to $1.8million this year Police say he...