The Chicago prosecutor whose office dismissed charged against Jussie Smollett has defended the decision, saying the Empire actor was treated no differently than thousands of other defendants whose charges were similarly dropped since she took office. The Chicago prosecutor whose office dismissed charged against Jussie Smollett has defended the decision, saying the Empire actor was treated no differently than thousands of other defendants whose charges were similarly dropped since she took office. Ms Foxx openly wondered if her race had something to do with the harsh criticism she has faced since her office announced that charges against Smollett had been dropped. The actor was accused of staging what he claimed to be a racist and homophobic attack in January. She also reminded the audience that her office did the same thing for the nearly 6,000 low-level defendants who had their charges dropped with “deferred prosecution” during her tenure.

Source: Irish Independent April 07, 2019 04:52 UTC