Everything We Know About The Jussie Smollett Case

Jussie Smollett addresses the media after appearing in a Chicago courtroom on Tuesday. The Empire actor reasserted his innocence after prosecutors dropped the charges against him, but Chicago police are upset with the decision.
Jussie Smollett addresses the media after appearing in a Chicago courtroom on Tuesday. The Empire actor reasserted his innocence after prosecutors dropped the charges against him, but Chicago police are upset with the decision.
Jussie Smollett addresses the media after appearing in a Chicago courtroom on Tuesday. The Empire actor reasserted his innocence after prosecutors dropped the charges against him, but Chicago police are upset with the decision.
Jussie Smollett addresses the media after appearing in a Chicago courtroom on Tuesday. The Empire actor reasserted his innocence after prosecutors dropped the charges against him, but Chicago police are upset with the decision.

Everything We Know About The Jussie Smollett Case

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In a stunning move, Cook County prosecutors on Tuesday dropped all charges against Empire actor Jussie Smollett for allegedly staging a fake hate crime. Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson spoke out against the actor, but stopped short of criticizing prosecutors. WBEZ’s Miles Bryan joins the Morning Shift for the latest in the case.