The beat goes on.
Just when , the news cycle begins again. The media was inundated with stories pertaining to the alleged hoax attack orchestrated by Jussie Smollett. The actor insisted that he was attacked by two white men hurling homophobic and racial slurs, but not everyone believed his story.
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of social media. In Spring 2019, the criminal charges against him were dismissed. Yet, the City of Chicago isn’t quite done with him.some relating to what police say were false reports of a hate crime.
Aside from the criminal case stacked against him, Jussie also faces the lawsuit set forth by the City of Chicago. The City states that they wasted half a million dollars in financial resources on Jussie’s case, and they want the actor to pay restitution. TMZ speculates that if Jussie if found guilty in his criminal case, in their favor increases.
The outlet also states that they know “Abel and Ola Osundairo — t — will testify that the whole thing was a setup masterminded by Jussie.” The Smollett drama is far from over.
