Jussie Smollett, center, arrives at Leighton Criminal Court Building for a hearing. actor Jussie Smollett said Tuesday that charges alleging he lied to police about a racist and homophobic attack have been dropped.
Smollett attorneys Tina Glandian and Patricia Brown Holmes said in a statement that Smollett's record"has been wiped clean." Smollett was indicted on 16 felony counts related to making a false report that he was attacked by two men.A spokeswoman for Cook County prosecutors didn't immediately respond to messages requesting comment.
Smollett reported that he had been attacked on his way home from a sandwich shop. Smollett said two masked men shouted racial and anti-gay slurs, poured bleach on him, beat him and looped a rope around his neck. He claimed they shouted,"This is MAGA country" — a reference to President Donald Trump's"Make America Great Again" campaign slogan. He asserted that he could see one of the men was white because he could see the skin around his eyes.
Channel24 JussieSmollett: This is all very mysterious! It seems clear that a deal has been struck, but the public is apparently not to be told what the real story is: It's a strange way for a justice system to be run!
Channel24 Yes! Thank god.
Channel24 So whats gna happen 2 the cop who lied
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