A grand jury in Chicago has listed 16 charges against US actor Jussie Smollett, accusing him of misleading the police to believe that he had been the victim of a hate crime.
Prosecutors had previously charged him with one count of filing a false report.
The 36-year-old African-American actor told police he had been the victim of a homophobic and racist assault.
Police say he staged the attack because he was “dissatisfied” with his salary.
Last month he was suspended from the Empire TV show he starred in.
