Jussie Smollett may be going to prison.
The Empire star has now been indicted after allegedly filing a false police report claiming he’d been the victim of a hate crime.
According to TMZ, Nigerian brothers Ola and Abel Osundairo testified to a Grand Jury as expected, saying Jussie paid them to help him stage the attack.
Related: What Was Jussie’s Motive?
Chicago PD communications officer Anthony Guglielmi confirmed the news of the charges on Twitter, writing:
“Detectives will make contact with his legal team to negotiate a reasonable surrender for his arrest.”
Jussie is being charged with Disorderly Conduct/Filing a False Police Report, a class 4 felony which could land him in prison for three years.
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