"Empire" actor Jussie Smollett leaves Cook County jail following his release, Thursday, Feb.
21, 2019, in Chicago. Smollett was charged with disorderly conduct and filling a false police report
when he said he was attacked in downtown Chicago by two men who hurled racist and anti-gay slurs and
looped a rope around his neck, a police official said. (AP Photo/Kamil Krzaczynski)