Jussie Smollett settled with Chicago about alleged hate criminal shoes

More than six years after the actor Jussie Smollett said that he was the victim of a hate crime in Chicago that he was later accused of staging, the actor has reached a settlement with the city.

Both parties have informed the court that they committed themselves, but “need more time to complete the documentation,” said a court file submitted on Monday Entertainment weekly.

The representatives of Smollett said that a comment on this matter was “premature”. City officials did not respond to EW's request for a comment.

The city of Chicago submitted a lawsuit against the one in 2019 Rich Star, claims that he had cost investigators $ 130,000.

In January, the actor claimed that he was attacked by two men, of whom he did not know that she used racist and homophobic pollution when she threw a rope around his neck and poured him on him. (Smollett, who is black, was highlighted in 2015 as a gay after playing a gay figure in the Fox series.)

He also claimed that the attackers had called him “Maga” to nod Donald Trump, who served his first term as president.

At first the Mighty ducks The actor was taken to the hospital and the incident was examined as a hate crime. However, the Chicago police found evidence that Smollett worked with the alleged attackers in cooperation with the alleged attackers.

Smollett denied the allegations and submitted a contrast to the city, but was charged by a Grand jury for 16 crimes. These charges were later fallen after Smollets team concluded a contract with prosecutors. However, the case against him was executed by a special prosecutor, and this time he was convicted.

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He appealed against this decision, and the Supreme Court of Illinois decided that he should not were brought to court a second time.

The next status hearing is May 29, according to the document.

Since the saga has lost its role Richwhich ended in 2020 and acted in another project, 2024, The lost hollidayWhat he also wrote and directed, in addition to a line -up with Vivica A. Fox and The office Alum Leslie David Baker.