Texts: Chicago prosecutor called Smollett 'washed up celeb' CHICAGO (AP) - Text messages show the Chicago prosecutor whose office handled the case of "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett told her top deputy that Smollett was a "washed up celeb" who was overcharged. The office of Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx released thousands of documents from the investigation late Tuesday in response to media requests. Smollett was initially charged with 16 counts alleging he lied to police when reporting he'd been the victim of a racist, homophobic attack in January. Police insist he staged the attack. Foxx said in February that she was recusing herself. But she weighed in on March 8, sending a text to her first assistant that said: "Pedophile with 4 victims, 10 counts. Washed up celeb who lied to cops, 16." Prosecutors dropped all charges later that month with little explanation. Foxx's office declined to release internal Smollett case files, noting the case had been sealed by a judge.
On Fri, Apr 12, 2019 at 7:01 PM 'Bob Jersey' via TVorNotTV < [email protected]> wrote: > > > Moi, last Friday (4/05): >> >> >> >> Steve Timko, March 28th, quoting Aypee, in part: >>> >>> CHICAGO (AP) - A city official says Chicago is seeking $130,000 from >>> "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett to cover the costs of the investigation into >>> his reported beating, which police say was staged. >>> >>> >> The hell they will, says Smollett's lawyer. >> >> >> https://variety.com/2019/tv/news/jussie-smollett-will-not-be-intimidated-into-paying-for-probe-attorney-says-1203181837/ >> (link) >> > > They did, said Variety... a city ordinance allows treble damages... > > > https://variety.com/2019/biz/news/chicago-sues-jussie-smollett-hate-crime-probe-1203187475/ > (link) > > B > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
