Jussie Smollett defends his account of alleged hate attack as «100% factual»

«Empire» actor says he was victim of racist and homophobic attack in Chicago

«Empire» actor Jussie Smollett said Friday that he has been «consistent on every level» with the police during their investigation into what he says was a racist and homophobic attack on him in downtown Chicago earlier this week.

In his first public comments since he says two masked men attacked him early Tuesday in what police are investigating as a possible hate crime, the black and openly gay actor disputed assertions levelled on social media that he has been less than co-operative and changed his story.

«I am working with authorities and have been 100 per cent factual and consistent on every level,», he said in a statement released by an intermediary a day after his family put out a similar statement – according to cbc.ca.