The city of Chicago is suing Jussie Smollett to cover the costs of police overtime used during the investigation of the “Empire” actor’s report of a hate crime. In the complaint, officials said the city of Chicago “incurred significant costs” while investigating Smollett’s report of a racist attack, which police later said was staged. City officials previously ordered Smollett to pay the city $130,106 for the overtime incurred by “over two dozen detectives and police officers” who spent weeks looking into his claims. Last week, Smollett’s lawyers sent a letter to city officials warning them against suing the actor, the Chicago Tribune reported. Smollett “will not be intimidated into paying the demanded sum,” the letter said.

Source: Huffington Post April 12, 2019 01:18 UTC