CHICAGO — A settlement has been reached between the City of Chicago and Jussie Smollett in the civil lawsuit filed by the city against the former “Empire” actor.
Smollett was convicted in 2021 on charges that he staged a racist and homophobic attack against himself in Streeterville then lied to police about it in 2019. The conviction was overturned by the Illinois Supreme Court in November.
The city filed a civil lawsuit against Smollett in April 2019, seeking to recoup about $130,000 — the amount of money spent on overtime for CPD investigators who looked into Smollett’s initial attack claim.
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