Jussie Smollett was ‘dissatisfied’ with $1M pay, which had tripled in three years

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Apparently, a million dollars a year wasn’t enough for actor Jussie Smollett.

Chicago police said Thursday that Smollett, arrested on suspicion of filing a false report about a hate crime, sent himself a threatening letter and devised a fake attack because he was unhappy with his salary.

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