BREAKING: Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel and the city's police chief criticize decision by prosecutor to drop all charges against 'Empire' actor Jussie Smollett and insist he perpetrated hoax with staged racial and homophobic attack.
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel and the city’s police chief have angrily criticized Jussie Smollett and the decision by prosecutors to drop all charges that alleged the “Empire” actor staged a racial and homophobic attack in the city in January.
The comments Tuesday came after prosecutors dropped charges accusing Smollett of lying to police about a racist and homophobic attack in downtown Chicago. The “Empire” actor spoke to reporters Tuesday after a court hearing in which his attorneys say prosecutors dropped all 16 felony counts alleging Smollett staged the attack. Prosecutors haven’t explained why they made the surprise decision and haven’t said if they still maintain Smollett orchestrated the incident.
Smollett spoke to reporters Tuesday after his attorneys said prosecutors dropped felony charges against him during a Chicago court hearing. The actor had been charged with falsely telling police he was attacked in downtown Chicago in January. He says it has been “an incredibly difficult time” and called it “one of the worst of my life.”
Smollett made the comment Tuesday after an emergency court hearing where his attorneys say charges alleging he lied to police about attack have been dropped. Attorneys for Smollett said Tuesday that all charges alleging he lied to police about attack have been dropped.
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