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Prosecutor charges "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett with falsely reporting alleged attack

Jussie Smollett has been charged for falsely reporting he was attacked in January. The Cook County, Illinois, state attorney has filed a felony disorderly conduct charge against the actor, not long after the Chicago Police Department officially named Smollett "a suspect in a criminal investigation." Bob Roberts, WBBM News Radio reporter, joins CBSN's Errol Barnett with the latest.
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