FILE – In this Feb. 24, 2020, file photo, former “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett leaves the Leighton Criminal Courthouse in Chicago. Smollett is going on trial this week, accused of lying to police when he reported he was the victim of a racist, homophobic attack downtown Chicago nearly three years ago. Jury selection is scheduled for Monday, Nov. 29, 2021. (AP Photo/Matt Marton, File)