Does he really want to get sued and have all the evidence come out in court? Of course, with a new mayor coming in, they may decide to pull the case and not go after him. He has not paid yet.
Via ABC:
CHICAGO (WLS) — Thursday is the deadline for “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett to pay the city of Chicago more than $130,000.
Last week, the city sent Smollett a letter demanding the payment for what it cost police to investigate his alleged attack. The letter said he must pay within seven days, but didn’t say what would happen if he didn’t.
The money the city requested separate from the $10,000 bond that Smollett forfeited as a condition of the charges against him being dropped.
Read the city’s full letter to Smollett’s team here
“This is a reasonable and legally justifiable amount to collect to help offset the cost of the investigation,” said Bill McCaffrey, a spokesperson for the Department of Buildings.