Smollett, who is black and publicly came out as gay in 2015, was walking on a downtown street when two people approached him and yelled the slurs, according to a statement from the Chicago Police Department. The attackers then began hitting Smollett in the face and poured an "unknown chemical substance" on him.
USmollett, omnyama futhi owaphumela obala njenge sitabane ngo-2015, wayehamba emgwaqeni osenkabeni yedolobha ngesikhathi abantu ababili beza kuye bememeza ngezinhlamba, ngokusho kwesitatimende soMnyango Wamaphoyisa waseChicago. Abahlaseli bese beqala ukumshaya uSmollett ebusweni bathela "into engaziwa yamakhemikhali" kuye.