All legal costs against “Empire” actor” Jussie Smollett have been dropped and “his document has been cleaned,” his attorneys mentioned Tuesday in a press release.
A decide additionally granted a movement to seal the case, CBS Chicago reported.
The Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office referred to as the event “a simply disposition and acceptable decision to this case,” though it wasn’t clear what prompted the transfer to drop the costs.
Less than two weeks in the past, Smollett pleaded not responsible to 16 counts of disorderly conduct for allegedly mendacity to police a couple of hate crime. Smollett has insisted he’s harmless and mentioned Tuesday he has been “truthful and constant” because the starting.
Smollett’s attorneys, Tina Glandian and Patricia Brown Holmes, issued the next assertion Tuesday:
“Today, all criminal charges against Jussie Smollett were dropped and his record has been wiped clean of the filing of this tragic complaint against him. Jussie was attacked by two people he was unable to identify on January 29th. 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 judgement.”
“Jussie and plenty of others had been damage by these unfair and unwarranted actions. This complete state of affairs is a reminder that there ought to by no means be an try and show a case within the courtroom of public opinion. That is mistaken. It is a reminder {that a} sufferer, on this case Jussie, deserves dignity and respect. Dismissal of costs against the sufferer on this case was the solely simply outcome.
“Jussie is relieved to have this case behind him and could be very a lot trying ahead to getting again to focusing on his household, pals and profession.”
