Actor Jussie Smollett indicted on 16-count felony indictment by grand jury
Smollett, who is black and openly gay and plays a gay character on the Fox network hip-hop drama "Empire," was previously charged in a criminal complaint with lying to police.
Jussie Smollett exits Cook County Department of Corrections after posting bail in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., February 21, 2019(photo credit: REUTERS/JOSHUA LOTT)ByREUTERS, ZACHARY KEYSER, TAMAR URIEL-BEERI