Jussie Smollett hoax charge dropped by Chicago prosecutors, prompting mayor's rebuke

Chicago prosecutors on Tuesday dropped charges accusing "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett of staging a phony hate crime, a stunning move that drew the fury of the city's police superintendent and mayor, who called the decision a "whitewash of justice."

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