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Jussie Smollett Reaches Settlement With City of Chicago Over Alleged Hate Crime Hoax

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Jussie Smollett has reached a settlement with the city of Chicago six years after the city sued him for an alleged hate crime hoax. The former Empire star was convicted in 2021 on five counts of disorderly conduct after falsely reporting to Chicago police that he was the victim of a hate-fueled street attack involving two masked men who poured bleach on him and shouted racist and homophobic slurs. It was later revealed that Smollett had allegedl…
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Media Take Out broke the news in on Monday, May 5, 2025.
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