CHICAGO—Jussie Smollett has refused to pay more than $130,000 to reimburse Chicago investigative costs and the city said on April 4 that it will sue the “Empire” actor for money spent investigating what officials say was a phony racist, anti-gay attack that Smollett staged.
Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s law chief sent Smollett a March 28 letter demanding he pay $130,106—plus 15 cents—for overtime worked by detectives and officers in looking into his claims. It set Thursday as the deadline to pay.
