Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) said she’s disappointed with Jussie Smollett after Chicago police accused the “Empire” actor of staging a homophobic and racist attack that captured national attention.

“Like most of you, I’ve seen the reports about Jussie Smollett, and I’m sad, frustrated, and disappointed,” Harris, a 2020 presidential candidate, said in a statement Thursday.

Smollett, who plays Jamal Lyon on Fox’s “Empire,” was charged with a felony on Thursday for filing what Chicago police said was a false report last month. The actor claimed he had been attacked by two masked men who were yelling racial and homophobic slurs in the early hours of Jan. 29.

Police said they discovered that Smollett enlisted two Nigerian brothers, one of whom is his personal trainer, to stage the assault. Smollett wanted to boost his public profile because he was “dissatisfied with his salary,” police said.

“When anyone makes false claims to police, it not only diverts resources away from serious investigations but it makes it more difficult for other victims of crime to come forward,” said Harris, a former prosecutor.