- State’s attorney’s office says 16 counts against actor dropped
- Smollett: ‘I have been truthful and consistent on every level’
Prosecutors have agreed to drop criminal charges against the Empire actor Jussie Smollett for apparently faking a hate crime attack in Chicago.
Smollett was earlier this year charged with 16 counts of felony disorderly conduct for allegedly hiring two men to stage a racist, homophobic attack against him in downtown Chicago.