**********RELATED: I guess that's show biz...
In truth, the Chicago police are terrified of even hinting they doubt Smollett's story. There is no major city in the U.S. where the cops are more distrusted by blacks than in Chicago.Even Smollett's neighbours don't believe it...
The police risk a riot if they let it be known they think Smollett is trying to hoax them.
“I’ve been in this neighborhood five years. I don’t believe it, not around here … Half the people are gay and the other half are black.”
