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Sunday, December 22, 2024

William J Quinlan

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  • Smollett: City's lawsuit should fail because alleged sensational hoax report didn't justify big investigation costs

    By Jonathan Bilyk |
    An attorney for actor Jussie Smollett, who last winter dominated headlines and television broadcasts across the U.S. and around the world with his tale of being assaulted in the dead of night in Chicago, allegedly by white supporters of President Donald Trump, because he was black and gay, has asked a federal judge to toss the attempt by the city of Chicago to force Smollett to repay hundreds of thousands of dollars the city’s police spent investigating the claims the police found to be false.