Crime

Jussie Smollett may strike back with lawsuit after charges dropped

By Diana Stancy Correll
Published March 27, 2019 3:28pm ET
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Jussie Smollett may strike back with lawsuit after charges dropped
Actor Jussie Smollett leaves the Leighton Criminal Courthouse in Chicago on Tuesday, March 26, 2019, after prosecutors dropped all charges against him. Smollett had been indicted on 16 felony counts related to making a false report that he was attacked by two men who shouted racial and homophobic slurs. | (AP Photo/Paul Beaty)

Actor Jussie Smollett’s lawyer suggested his client might take legal action after Chicago prosecutors dropped charges against the “Empire” star on Tuesday.

ABC’s George Stephanopoulos asked attorney Tina Glandian if she was “going to sue” in an interview Wednesday.

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