All charges against an American actor accused of staging a hate attack against himself have been dropped unexpectedly.
The actor had been indicted on 16 felony counts of making a false report after telling authorities he was assaulted.
Smollett has insisted that he is innocent and his legal team have previously referred to the charges against him as “prosecutorial overkill”.
The prosecutor’s office offered no detailed explanation as to why the charges were dropped.
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