The Chicago Police Department and Mayor Rahm Emanuel are obsessed with Jussie Smollett Even with all the backdoor corruption in their city, they are demanding only their justice for the “Empire” actor. After threatening to sue him for $130,106.15 for “overtime” due to the investigation, Smollett team has clapped all the way back. He is not backing down.
See Also: Complete Timeline Of Jussie Smollett Investigation
A letter, obtained by the Chicago Tribune, from his lawyer Mark Geragos stated Smollett “will not be intimidated into paying the demanded sum.” The letter continued, “In light of their apparent vested interest in the matter, we are confident that Mayor Emanuel and Superintendent Johnson will not object to providing their testimony under oath. Mr. Smollett’s preference remains, however, that this matter be closed and that he be allowed to move on with his life.”
The letter also stated, Smollett “vehemently denies making any false statements” and “your claim that Smollett filed a false police report and orchestrated his own attack is false and defamatory.”
All 16 felony counts for filing a false police report were dropped against Smollett. Nonetheless, even after the justice system did its job and charges were dropped, the city’s Department of Law sent Smollett a bill for $130,106.15.
The Law Department issued the following statement, “Mr. Smollett has refused to reimburse the City of Chicago for the cost of police overtime spent investigating his false police report on Jan. 29, 2019. The Law Department is now drafting a civil complaint that will be filed in the Circuit Court of Cook County… The Law Department will file the suit in the near future. As part of this legal action, the Law Department will pursue the full measure of damages allowed under the ordinance.”
The Chicago Police Department dropped the ball from the beginning with their handling of the case. Originally, a police spokesperson said there was no footage of the assailants. Then, hours later, there were two “persons of interest” on video. They also claimed the “Empire” actor “refused” to give the cops his phone, but he did give his phone records. Then the FBI reportedly said the Chicago police “overstated” their Smollett case. There is also how the police blindly believed the Nigerian-American brothers, Ola and Abel Osundairo, with what appears to be no corroborating evidence.
Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson said Jussie paid the brothers $3,500 to stage the attack. However, according to the lawyers for brothers, the $3,500 check was for training. The check was written to Abel on January 23, 2019, six days before the “attack.” The memo line reads, “5 week Nutrition/Workout program Don’t Go.’” “Don’t Go” is a song for a music video where he would appear shirtless.
The brothers were on video appearing to buy items allegedly used for the attack.
On Jan. 29, while walking to a subway, Smollett claimed two men yelled racial and homophobic slurs at him, investigators told The Hollywood Reporter. They allegedly punched and poured bleach on him while one of the suspects put a rope around his neck. As they fled the scene, Smollett told police they said, “This is MAGA country.”
Smollett has always maintained his innocence.
SEE ALSO:
Kamala Harris Leads Senate To Finally Passing Anti-Lynching Bill
WTH? ‘Black Panther’ Writer Roxane Gay Was Not Invited To The Movie Premiere
Can Racial Profiling Be Stopped? A Federal Jury Sides With The Louisiana State Police
