BREAKING: All charges against actor Jussie Smollett -- who had been accused of staging a hate crime and filing a false police report -- have been dropped, his attorneys say
Live updates: Jussie Smollett charges dropped"He was a victim who was vilified and made to appear as a perpetrator as a result of false and inappropriate remarks made to the public, causing an inappropriate rush to judgment," a statement released by his attorneys Tina Glandian and Patricia Brown Holmes reads.The"Empire" actor, 36, was in a Chicago courthouse Tuesday morning for an emergency hearing in his case.
Read MoreJussie Smollett pleads not guilty to charges that he staged a hoaxTuesday's statement from his attorneys maintains that the actor indeed was attacked in Chicago on January 29, and that he has been hurt by"unfair and unwarranted actions" that made it appear as if he staged it."This entire situation is a reminder that there should never be an attempt to prove a case in the court of public opinion," the statement reads."That is wrong.
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