34K views · 487 reactions | JUSSIE SMOLLETT TRIAL: The defense rested its case in the trial of Jussie Smollett, who is accused of staging a fake hate crime attack, with closing arguments one day away. Alex Perez is in Chicago where Smollett testified to jurors “there was no hoax.” https://abcn.ws/3dwDTO2 | ABC World News Tonight with David Muir | Facebook

112K views · 413 reactions | HATE CRIME INVESTIGATION: Authorities in Chicago have launched a possible hate crime investigation after actor Jussie Smollett, star of the hit TV show “Empire,” told police he was brutally attacked by two men in ski masks who allegedly shouted racial and homophobic slurs, poured a chemical on him and put a rope around his neck. Steve Osunsami reports. https://abcn.ws/2GaWqA2 | ABC World News Tonight with David Muir | Facebook

62K views · 483 reactions | SMOLLETT CUT OUT OF SHOW: Producers of "Empire" have announced that they are removing actor Jussie Smollett's character from the last two episodes of the season as authorities say Smollett faked the racist and homophobic attack against him. Eva Pilgrim reports. https://abcn.ws/2VdCuR0 | ABC World News Tonight with David Muir | Facebook