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Jussie Smollett Indicted Over False Hate Crime Attack By Special Prosecutor; Ex-‘Empire’ Star Back To Court
ZitatDEVELOPING …. Over a year after claiming he was attacked on the cold streets of Chicago, Jussie Smollett today was indicted by a special prosecutor in the case that the former Empire star probably thought was behind him.
The move by special prosecutor Dan Webb will find Smollett back in court in the Windy City on February 24 to face the new criminal charges and potential jail time over the widely covered January 29, 2019 incident. With time behind bars again a real possibility, Smollett was indicted on six counts of disorderly conduct over falsely reporting the assault by a Cook County grand jury.
“Further prosecution of Jussie Smollett is in the interest of justice,” proclaimed former U.S. Attorney Webb in a statement on Tuesday as news of the indictment leaked out of the County Clerk’s offices.
Representatives for Smollett did not reply to request for comment from Deadline on the indictment.