Reuters People News Summary

Following is a summary of current people news briefs. Chicago police question two over alleged attack on 'Empire' actor

Chicago police are questioning two persons of interest who were in the area when "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett said he suffered a racist and homophobic assault, authorities said on Thursday. Detectives used surveillance camera footage to identify the pair, whose names have not been released, as they investigated an attack that Smollett said occurred on Jan. 29, when two men shouted racist and homophobic slurs at him and put a rope around his neck. Singer Ryan Adams calls accusations in New York Times 'inaccurate'

Rock singer Ryan Adams on Wednesday called a New York Times article about him "upsettingly inaccurate" but said he was "not a perfect man" and apologized to anyone he had hurt. Adams, 44, was responding on Twitter to a New York Times story in which seven women, including his ex-wife actress Mandy Moore, accused him of manipulative behavior and of pursuing female artists for sex. 'Empire' actor Jussie Smollett angry that some doubt he was attacked

Actor Jussie Smollett said he was angry that some people doubted his statement that he was attacked outside his Chicago apartment in January. Smollett, 36, an openly gay African-American who plays a gay character on the hip-hop drama "Empire," made the comments in an interview with ABC News that is set to air on "Good Morning America" on Thursday. An interview clip was posted online.