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Jussie Smollett: Actor ordered to pay $130,000 to cover police time | Jussie Smollett: Actor ordered to pay $130,000 to cover police time |
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Jussie Smollett has been ordered to pay $130,000 (£99,000) to cover the cost of the investigation into an alleged assault on him in January in Chicago. | Jussie Smollett has been ordered to pay $130,000 (£99,000) to cover the cost of the investigation into an alleged assault on him in January in Chicago. |
The actor became the subject of the investigation after he was accused of staging the attack on himself. | The actor became the subject of the investigation after he was accused of staging the attack on himself. |
Smollett has always said he is an innocent victim - the charges against him were dropped earlier this week. | |
But he has now been ordered to cover the costs of police officers, including overtime hours used on the case. | But he has now been ordered to cover the costs of police officers, including overtime hours used on the case. |
CBS journalist Charlie De Mar shared a letter from the city of Chicago to Jussie Smollett, demanding he pay $130,106.15 in the next seven days. | |
In the letter, the police repeated their accusations that Jussie Smollett faked the attack on himself. | |
"As part of the investigation, Chicago police reviewed video and physical evidence and conducted several interviews, expending resources that could have been used for other investigations," it states. | "As part of the investigation, Chicago police reviewed video and physical evidence and conducted several interviews, expending resources that could have been used for other investigations," it states. |
"Ultimately, the Chicago police investigation revealed that you knowingly filed a false police report and had in fact orchestrated your own attack." | "Ultimately, the Chicago police investigation revealed that you knowingly filed a false police report and had in fact orchestrated your own attack." |
Charlie De Mar also shared a statement he says is from Jussie Smollett's defence team, saying the mayor of Chicago and the city's police chief owe him an apology. | |
After charges were dropped against Jussie Smollett, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel said that he had been given special treatment because of his celebrity status. | |
And President Donald Trump described the case as an "embarrassment to America." | And President Donald Trump described the case as an "embarrassment to America." |
The Empire actor has already given up his $10,000 (£7,600) bail payment. | The Empire actor has already given up his $10,000 (£7,600) bail payment. |
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