Chicago, IL -(Effingham Radio)- Former “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett is being indicted by a special prosecutor in Chicago over false claims he was the victim of a hate crime attack last year. Illinois State’s Attorney Kim Foxx said on Wednesday that her office continues to avail itself to a review how this case was handled
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Smollett claimed he was attacked by two men who yelled racist and homophobic slurs at him, though prosecutors eventually said he faked the whole thing. Initial charges against him were abruptly dropped after he agreed to forfeit his ten-thousand-dollar bond.
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Illinois State’s Attorney Kim Foxx says she’s not sure about the special prosecutor’s claims that her office isn’t handing over information about the Jussie Smollett case.
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