The head of the Chicago Police Department and the mayor of the city said that the 16 felony counts against “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett for allegedly filing a false police report in a hate crime hoax should not have been dropped, calling into question an agreement reached between a State’s Attorney’s office and the actor’s legal team.
Actor Jussie Smollett leaves the Leighton Criminal Courthouse in Chicago on 26, 2019, after prosecutors dropped all charges against him. Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times/Chicago Sun-Times via AP
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