why did prosecutors drop charges against jussie smollett
-
![The Saga Continues: Chicago Judge Orders Special Prosecutor Be Appointed in the Jussie Smollett Case [Corrected]](https://assets-server.theroot.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/29102917/wfftkoymcfxvvluhqr8v-300x168.jpg)
The Saga Continues: Chicago Judge Orders Special Prosecutor Be Appointed in the Jussie Smollett Case [Corrected]
Will the Jussie Smollett case ever end? A Chicago judge Friday ordered that a special prosecutor be appointed to look into how Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx and her office decided to drop all 16 felony disorderly conduct charges against the actor over allegations he staged a homophobic and racist attack against himself in…
-
Unsealed Documents in Jussie Smollett Case Reveal Cops Were Told in Advance a Deal Was in the Works
Chicago prosecutors told police a deal with Jussie Smollett was probable about a month before all charges against him were formally dropped, according to documents found within hundreds of pages of investigative records released to the public by Chicago police Thursday. The docu-dump comes a week after a judge ordered records in Smollett’s case unsealed.…