Jussie Smollett and the Pressure of Hollywood Fame: “I’m About to Break” | Hollywood Reporter

"I’m About to Break": Jussie Smollett and the Pressure of Hollywood Fame

The ‘Empire’ actor claimed to be the victim of a heinous crime that played perfectly into Hollywood’s worst fears about hate in America. Did the pressures of childhood fame or a struggling music career play a role in causing him to concoct what police are now deeming an elaborate hoax?

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