Federal judge rules case of Jussie Smollett can proceed
A federal judge has ruled a lawsuit against actor Jussie Smollett will not be dismissed, and the case can proceed in Chicago.
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Oct 23, 2019, 2:24 PM
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Updated 1,886 days ago
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A federal judge has ruled a lawsuit against actor Jussie Smollett will not be dismissed, and the case can proceed in Chicago.
The suit asks Smollett to reimburse the police department $130,000 spent on investigating his alleged attack.
Smollett alleges he was the victim of a racist and homophobic hate crime attack back in January.
The actor was charged will filing a false report, but those charges were dropped.
Smollett maintains his innocence.
A special prosecutor could still charge him with staging the attack.
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