(CNN) Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx described actor Jussie Smollett as a "washed up celeb who lied to cops" in texts to her staff. "Sooo......I'm recused, but when people accuse us of overcharging cases ...16 counts on a class 4 (felony) becomes exhibit A," she wrote on the same day that a Cook County grand jury indicted Smollett on disorderly conduct charges. Foxx went on to make a comparison between Smollett's case and another. Washed up celeb who lied to cops, 16. On a case eligible for deferred prosecution I think it's indicative of something we should be looking at generally.

Source: CNN April 17, 2019 01:09 UTC