beat him and looped a rope around his neck, the actor said.

He claimed they shouted "this is MAGA country", in a reference to President Donald Trump's Make America Great Again campaign slogan.

But police and prosecutors accused him of making a false report, alleging he was unhappy with his pay for his role as gay character Jamal Lyon in Fox show Empire, and that he wanted to promote his career.

Officers said Smollett paid brothers Abimbola "Abel" and Olabinjo "Ola" Osundairo $3,500 (£2,650) to carry out the attack. One of them had worked on Empire.

A lawyer for the brothers had said they agreed to help Smollett because of their friendship and the sense that he was helping their careers.

Smollett's lawyers said a payment was made by the star, but thatlifespan.  In traditional married couples the level of sexual attachment changes throughout the lifespan of the relationship thus stating that there are other important aspects of the bond between man and wife.  Couples share an emotional and intellectual bond on top of the sexual one.  In western society traditional gender roles are being challenged which is impacting the level of male caregiver attachment to his wife; however there is not a large field of research on the subject.

Homosexual couples are hypothesized to share much of the same attachment components; however there is little research on the subject to draw conclusions from.

Friends, companions, intimates
The bond formed between friends, companions and intimates are essential bonds to the lifetime.  These bonds are essential for social development because