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FILE - In this May 14, 2018 file photo, Jussie Smollett, a cast member in the TV series &quot;Empire,&quot; attends the Fox Networks Group 2018 programming presentation afterparty in New York. Chicago police have opened a hate crime investigation after a man the department identified as a 36-year-old cast member of the television show “Empire” alleged he was physically attacked by men who shouted racial and homophobic slurs. Police wouldn’t release the actor’s name, but a statement from the Fox studio and network on which “Empire” airs identified him Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2019, as Jussie Smollett.(Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)

Police release photos of “persons of interest” in attack

By DON BABWIN - Associated Press

FILE - In this May 14, 2018 file photo, Jussie Smollett, a cast member in the TV series &quot;Empire,&quot; attends the Fox Networks Group 2018 programming presentation afterparty in New York. Chicago police have opened a hate crime investigation after a man the department identified as a 36-year-old cast member of the television show “Empire” alleged he was physically attacked by men who shouted racial and homophobic slurs. Police wouldn’t release the actor’s name, but a statement from the Fox studio and network on which “Empire” airs identified him Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2019, as Jussie Smollett.(Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)

The Latest: Chicago police: “Persons of interest” sought

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FILE - In this May 20, 2016 file photo, actor and singer Jussie Smollett attends the "Empire" FYC Event in Los Angeles. Smollett, who alleges he was the victim of a brutal racial and homophobic attack, is a former child star who grew up to become a champion of LGBT rights and one of the few actors to play a black gay character on primetime TV. His breakthrough came aboard the hip-hop drama “Empire,” playing Jamal Lyon, a talented R&B singer struggling to earn his father’s approval and find his place in his dad's music empire. It became one of the biggest network shows to star a gay black character. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File)

Jussie Smollett attack: No surveillance footage yet, police say

By Don Babwin - Associated Press

In this Jan. 10, 2016, file photo, actor and singer Jussie Smollett arrives at the 73rd annual Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)

Jussie Smollett ‘persons of interest’ photos released

By Don Babwin - Associated Press

FILE - In this May 14, 2018 file photo, Jussie Smollett, a cast member in the TV series &quot;Empire,&quot; attends the Fox Networks Group 2018 programming presentation afterparty in New York. Chicago police have opened a hate crime investigation after a man the department identified as a 36-year-old cast member of the television show “Empire” alleged he was physically attacked by men who shouted racial and homophobic slurs. Police wouldn’t release the actor’s name, but a statement from the Fox studio and network on which “Empire” airs identified him Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2019, as Jussie Smollett.(Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)

‘Empire’ cast member alleges homophobic attack in Chicago

By DON BABWIN - Associated Press

In this March 6, 2018 file photo, actor-singer Jussie Smollett, from the Fox series, &quot;Empire,&quot; poses for a portrait in New York. (Photo by Victoria Will/Invision/AP, File)

Jussie Smollett, ‘Empire’ star, attacked in possible hate crime

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times

Actor-singer Jussie Smollett, from the Fox series, &quot;Empire,&quot; poses for a portrait on Tuesday, March 6, 2018, in New York. (Photo by Victoria Will/Invision/AP)

Jussie Smollett finds his voice and builds his own empire

By MESFIN FEKADU - Associated Press

FILE - In this May 20, 2016 file photo, Jussie Smollett attends the &quot;Empire&quot; FYC Event in Los Angeles. On Wednesday, March 15, 2017, Smollett debuted a music video for &quot;F.U.W.&quot;, a song about injustice which he wrote and performs, on his YouTube page. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File)

Jussie Smollett of ‘Empire’ gets political in new video

By MESFIN FEKADU - Associated Press