US prosecutors have reportedly dropped criminal charges against ‘Empire’ star Jussie Smollett today over claims he staged a ‘racist’ attack. Smollett had been arrested on disorderly conduct charges for allegedly staging a ‘phony’ attack and claiming he was the victim of a hate crime. “Today, all criminal charges against Jussie Smollett were dropped and his […]
US prosecutors have reportedly dropped criminal charges against ‘Empire’ star Jussie Smollett today over claims he staged a ‘racist’ attack.
AFP or licensors Jussie Smollett was arrested last month and charged with lying to cops over an alleged race-hate attack[/caption]
“Today, all criminal charges against Jussie Smollett were dropped and his record has been wiped clean of the filing of this tragic complaint against him,” Smollett’s legal team said in a statement to NBC.
“He was a victim who was vilified and made to appear as a perpetrator as a result of false and inappropriate remarks made to the public causing an inappropriate rush to judgement.
“All questions about that need to be directed to the State’s Attorney’s Office,” said a spokeswoman for the Chicago Police Department.
He was accused of lying to police when he told them two men unleashed a racist and homophobic attack on him in the city.
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