Saturday, May 3, 2025

Court Beat

Remember Jussie Smollett:
The settlement came about as the result of a lawsuit the city filed against the former actor, according to ABC 7. “In 2019, the city of Chicago's Law Department filed the suit, after Smollett failed to meet a city-demanded deadline to pay more than $130,000 into that allegedly staged attack,” the outlet reported. The lawsuit stemmed from the incident in which Smollett paid two Nigerian actors to pretend to assault him in the city wearing MAGA hats. The actor tried to pin the attack on supporters of President Donald Trump, claiming one of his fake assailants yelled “This is MAGA Country” and racial slurs before beating him up and placing a noose around his neck. His story quickly unraveled, and he was charged and later convicted of filing a false police report and disorderly conduct. Smollett has consistently maintained his innocence despite the fact that even Stevie Wonder could see that he faked a hate crime.
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