Jussie Smollett: Police want to question two people over US actor attack (BBC)

Images of two “people of interest” have been released by police investigating a suspected hate attack on a US actor.

Jussie Smollett, known for the show Empire, was attacked by two people in Chicago earlier this week.

He was hit, had an “unknown chemical substance” poured on him and a rope was wrapped around his neck.

The suspects are reported to have shouted “racial and homophobic slurs” and Jussie says they referenced MAGA – the slogan Make America Great Again. Read more