Jussie Smollett Issues Statement After Charges Against Him Are Dropped

Jussie Smollett Issues Statement After
Charges Against Him Are Dropped The 'Empire' actor was previously
charged with 16 felony counts of
disorderly conduct for allegedly
staging a hate crime against himself. Chicago prosecutors dropped all
criminal charges against Smollett
during a surprise hearing on Tuesday. Smollett issued his
first public statement. Jussie Smollett,
via statement Jussie Smollett,
via statement The 36-year-old actor also expressed
a desire to "get back to work and
move on" with his life. Jussie Smollett,
via statement Some celebrities immediately took to
social media to post their opinions of
the charges being dropped.