A federal judge on Wednesday dismissed actor Jussie Smollett’s malicious prosecution lawsuit against the city of Chicago and several police officers.
The former Empire actor told police that he was beaten by two men who looped a noose around his neck and hurled vile comments at him in an attack near his home in downtown Chicago in January 2019.
Chicago police said the attack was staged, and Smollett was charged with making a false report. Those charges were subsequently dropped with little explanation from prosecutors.
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