‘It was an extensive investigation’: Former Empire star Jussie Smollett set for huge bill over ‘atta

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Donald Trump has said the FBI and justice department will review Jussie Smollett's 'outrageous' case after charges alleging he staged a hate crime to boost his career were dropped. The Empire star, who is gay, was accused of filing a false police report over claims he was the victim of a racist and homophobic attack in Chicago in January. Prosecutors accused him of paying two brothers, Abimbola and Olabinjo Osundairo, $3,500 to carry out the attack, but Cook County State's Attorney's Office later announced it was dropping all charges. Now, Mr Trump has announced that the case is to be reviewed by the FBI and department of justice, tweeting that it had become 'an embarrassment to our nation'.
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Paying up! The fallout continues for former Empire actor Jussie Smollett. Picture: APSource:AP
Chicago officials, incensed by prosecutors’ abrupt and largely unexplained decision to drop all charges against Empire star Jussie Smollett, plan to slap the actor with a bill for the cost of the investigation.

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