Jussie Smollett’s lawyer has accused authorities of “continuing their campaign” against the actor despite prosecutors dropping all charges against him. Jussie Smollett’s lawyer has accused authorities of “continuing their campaign” against the actor despite prosecutors dropping all charges against him. Chicago mayor Mayor Rahm Emanuel called the dropping of charges “a whitewash of justice” and lashed out at Smollett for dragging the city’s reputation “through the mud”. The 36-year-old Empire actor had alleged two men beat him up and put a noose around his neck on January 29. Police accused him of making it up and he was charged with 16 counts of disorderly conduct.

Source: Irish Independent March 28, 2019 03:45 UTC