Jussie Smollett Suing City Of Chicago For Malicious Prosecution!!
Jussie Smollett is suing the city of Chicago for malicious prosecution following the aftermath of his alleged hate crime hoax.
The lawsuit was filed as a response to Chicago's lawsuit in federal court, who is suing Smollett for $130,000 for the overtime worked on the alleged hoax, which they say the Empire star facilitated. He is asking for the $10,000 in fines he paid out.
The counterclaim alleges that Smollett was the victim of a malicious prosecution that caused humiliation and extreme distress.
His lawyers claim the police wanted the actor prosecuted based on the Osundairo brothers' "false, self-serving, and unreliable statements in order to close the investigation into the attack on Mr. Smollett."
Earlier this year, Smollett was charged with 16 felony counts related to making a false police report, but the Cook County state's attorney's office abruptly dropped all charges weeks later. In June, a Chicago judge ordered the appointment of a special prosecutor to investigate the controversial decision.
