Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel wants Jussie Smollett to cover the costs of what it took the city's police department to investigate his claims that he was the victim of a hate crime after charges against the 'Empire' actor were abruptly dropped.
Get breaking news alerts and special reports. The news and stories that matter, delivered weekday mornings.The city of Chicago wants"Empire" actor Jussie Smollett to pay it $130,000 to help cover the costs of a police probe into an alleged racist and homophobic attack on him, a spokesman for the city's legal department said Thursday.
The actor's attorneys fired back at Emanuel, saying in a statement that the mayor and the police department owe Smollett an apology"for dragging an innocent man’s character through the mud."was indicted earlier this month on 16 felony counts for allegedly filing a false police report about the alleged attack.Jussie Smollet leaves court after state prosecutors dropped charges against him in Chicago on March 26, 2019.Smollett, who is black and gay, told police Jan.
Emanuel said Smollett's paying the city back for what it spent on the police probe would —"in a small way" —be an acknowledgment from the actor that he is guilty.
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