Actor Jussie Smollett will be sued by the City of Chicago after “refusing to reimburse” what prosecutors say was a staged racist, homophobic attack.
Police later concluded that Smollett had hired his personal trainer, Abel Osundairo, and the trainer’s brother Ola, to stage the attack.
“Mr Smollett has refused to reimburse the City of Chicago for the cost of police overtime spent investigating his false report on 28 January 2019,” the city said.
“The Law Department is now drafting a civil complaint that will be filed in the Circuit Court of Cook County…