Chicago wants answers after Smollett case
31 March 2019 |
4:43 pm
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel wants answers after prosecutors abruptly dropped charges against “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett, who was accused of staging a hoax hate crime to boost his career.
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