NEWS 12: Yonkers councilman Michael Sabatino decries Jussie Smolett for alleged hate crime hoax

Yonkers City Council Majority Leader Michael Sabatino (3rd District)

YONKERS – Yonkers Democratic City Councilman Michael Sabatino says “Empire” actor Jussie Smolett’s alleged hate crime hoax my make it difficult for hate crime victims to come forward.

“We don’t need someone creating a hate crime, so that the next person might not feel, or they may not be considered legitimate,” says Sabatino.

The actor claims he was recently attacked and beaten by two men in Chicago who were shouting racial and homophobic slurs.

Smolett also claims the men tied a noose around his neck and poured bleach on him…..

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