Former “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett pleaded not guilty in a Chicago court on Monday.<br />Reuters reports this plea is to renewed felony charges from the recent past.<br />Smollett made false reports to police about being attacked in a hate crime.<br />He is accused of staging the entire thing in a bid to advance his career.<br />The new charges emerged after a five-month investigation that overruled the dismissal of the original case.
