All Charges Against Jussie Smollett Have Been Dropped During a surprise court hearing in <br />Chicago on Tuesday, prosecutors decided to <br />drop all charges against the 'Empire' actor. Attorneys Tina Glandian and Patricia Brown Holmes The actor will forfeit the $10,000 <br />he posted for bond as part of a <br />deferred prosecution deal. Prosecutors previously alleged that <br />Smollett hired two men to stage a <br />hate crime against himself. Smollett has maintained his innocence <br />from the beginning and pleaded not <br />guilty to 16 felony counts on March 14. Attorneys Tina Glandian and Patricia Brown Holmes Attorneys Tina Glandian and Patricia Brown Holmes
