Jussie Smollett

“Chicago prosecutors on Tuesday dropped charges accusing ‘Empire’ actor Jussie Smollett of staging a phony hate crime… The Cook County State’s Attorney’s office said it viewed the outcome as appropriate… First Assistant State’s Attorney Joseph Magats told the Chicago Sun-Times that the decision to drop the case did not mean Smollett is innocent of the charges, or that he was a victim.” (Reuters)

On Wednesday, the Chicago Police Department released its file on the case. (ABC 7 Chicago)

Many on both sides are highly critical of the prosecutor:

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