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| ('apnews.com/1ab079e3da7b4fc59545685931593f76', 15)  | As authorities laid out their case against Smollett , >>>the narrative that emerged Thursday<<< sounded like that of a filmmaker who wrote , cast , directed and starred in a short movie .                                                                                                               |
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| ('apnews.com/36ad0146e3c24642ac2767f2b923a547', 5)   | It >>>left Smollett facing felony charges<<< and raised the possibility that his role as Jamal Lyon could mark the pinnacle of the 36-year-old 's career .                                                                                                                                                |
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| ('apnews.com/409ffc471dc24a8aac5665e4da099d88', 56)  | — >>>Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson says Smollett staged the attack<<< because he was unhappy with his salary and wanted publicity to further his career .                                                                                                                                           |
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| ('apnews.com/6537b01303214fa18c9ee730cd4fda6c', 25)  | Smollett >>>walked out of the Cook County jail<<< in Chicago on Thursday about two hours after a hearing in which the judge set his bond at $ 100,000 .                                                                                                                                                   |
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| ('apnews.com/6537b01303214fa18c9ee730cd4fda6c', 31)  | Smollett 's lawyers said at the hearing that the actor >>>denies the allegations<<< against him .                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
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| ('apnews.com/6537b01303214fa18c9ee730cd4fda6c', 34)  | Tyler Perry , Andy Cohen and former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee are among the well-known figures weighing in on the >>>criminal charges<<< against " Empire " actor Jussie Smollett .                                                                                                                     |
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| ('apnews.com/6537b01303214fa18c9ee730cd4fda6c', 43)  | One of the attorneys , Jack Prior , >>>told the judge<<< during Thursday 's hearing that Smollett maintains " these are outrageous allegations " and denies they are true .                                                                                                                               |
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| ('apnews.com/6537b01303214fa18c9ee730cd4fda6c', 47)  | Authorities say Smollett hired two men to help him stage a >>>bigoted attack<<< against him on Jan. 29 in downtown Chicago .                                                                                                                                                                              |
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| ('apnews.com/6537b01303214fa18c9ee730cd4fda6c', 59)  | Lyke , who like Smollett is black , >>>was particularly upset<<< with the alleged use of a noose during the incident .                                                                                                                                                                                    |
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| ('apnews.com/6537b01303214fa18c9ee730cd4fda6c', 63)  | Smollett , who is gay , told police that two masked men beat him , hurled racist and homophobic slurs at him , >>>doused him with a chemical substance<<< and draped a noose around his neck before fleeing early on Jan. 29 in downtown Chicago .                                                        |
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| ('apnews.com/6537b01303214fa18c9ee730cd4fda6c', 66)  | Mayor Rahm Emanuel says hate crimes will never be tolerated in Chicago and charges accusing " Empire " actor Jussie Smollett of >>>paying two men<<< to stage an attack on him " will never trump Chicago 's collective spirit . "                                                                        |
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| ('apnews.com/6537b01303214fa18c9ee730cd4fda6c', 70)  | The mayor also thanked police and business owners who >>>offered surveillance video<<< evidence to help investigators .                                                                                                                                                                                   |
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| ('apnews.com/6537b01303214fa18c9ee730cd4fda6c', 74)  | Assistant State 's Attorney Risa Lanier >>>said at a news conference Thursday<<< that Smollett even pointed out to the brothers a specific surveillance camera that he thought would capture footage of the Jan. 29 attack .                                                                              |
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| ('apnews.com/6537b01303214fa18c9ee730cd4fda6c', 78)  | Police allege that Smollett >>>hired the two brothers<<< to help stage the attack , which he described to police as racist and homophobic in nature .                                                                                                                                                     |
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| ('apnews.com/6537b01303214fa18c9ee730cd4fda6c', 106) | Anne Kavanagh said defense lawyers Todd Pugh and Victor Henderson did n't have any immediate reaction to the >>>Thursday morning news conference<<< in which police laid out the case against Smollett .                                                                                                  |
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| ('apnews.com/6537b01303214fa18c9ee730cd4fda6c', 107) | Police say the 36-year-old actor hired two brothers to help him >>>stage a Jan. 29 attack<<< against himself .                                                                                                                                                                                            |
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| ('apnews.com/6537b01303214fa18c9ee730cd4fda6c', 185) | He >>>turned himself in<<< at central booking early Thursday .                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
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| ('apnews.com/659daf6ebff04e5fbb843ef4a25d6c80', 60)  | — >>>Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson says Smollett staged a racist and homophobic attack<<< because he was unhappy with his salary and wanted publicity .                                                                                                                                     |
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| ('apnews.com/68f61c2364914ac6b0958b3f819cd031', 5)   | Police >>>outlined their case<<< against the 36-year-old actor at a news conference Thursday , saying he paid the brothers $ 3,500 to help stage a bigoted attack against him early on Jan. 29 in downtown Chicago .                                                                                      |
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| ('apnews.com/8995408c350b44ac95d4fd3c3723b76c', 3)   | NEW YORK ( AP ) — Notable reaction to the >>>arrest of Jussie Smollett<<< :                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
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| ('apnews.com/c12c778c0ce74fd6b092ef377203f06b', 6)   | With Smollett now accused of >>>staging a racist , anti-gay attack on himself<<< , the case seemed to inflame political tensions even more while creating potentially damaging consequences for genuine hate crime victims in the future .                                                                |
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| ('apnews.com/ca0fabcc072d4fc4881237772ef25176', 6)   | >>>But his story fell apart<<< when Abimbola and Olabinjo Osundairo — bodybuilders and aspiring actors whom Smollett knew from the " Empire " set and the gym — told police that Smollett paid them $ 3,500 to stage the attack because he was unhappy with his salary and wanted to promote his career . |
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| ('apnews.com/e1fbf00d0f1e41f796868b441d343537', 14)  | >>>Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson says Smollett , who is black and gay , staged a racist and homophobic attack<<< , then told police his attackers yelled racial and anti-gay slurs and referenced President Donald Trump 's campaign slogan .                                               |
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| ('apnews.com/fac8abf87fa4431aaf0e0abce6f67c22', 3)   | CHICAGO ( AP ) — Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson took it personally when detectives determined that " Empire " actor Jussie Smollett allegedly >>>lied about being the victim of a racist and homophobic attack<<< .                                                                          |
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