The City of Chicago and actor Jussie Smollett reached a settlement in their civil lawsuit on Monday, according to court documents. Details on the agreement were not disclosed.
A status hearing has been scheduled for May 29, according to the court docket.
The legal battle stemmed from Smollett’s false police report in 2019 claiming he had been the victim of a hate crime.
The actor, who is Black and gay, said two males jeered at him before pouring bleach onto his body and tying a rope around his neck on Jan. 29, 2019.
Local law enforcement investigated the incident before discovering Smollett had paid the two men $3,500 to carry out the alleged attack.
The city said it spent at least $130,000 on overtime pay for investigators who originally treated the probe as a hate crime.
Smollett was charged on five counts of disorderly conduct for fabricating the reports in 2019, however, the former Cook County State Attorney dropped 16 counts against him after being questioned about the ethics in the case.
He was prosecuted again for a second time in 2021 and convicted on five of six counts, leading to a 150-day jail sentence and 30 months of probation.
Smollett was detained for six days but was later vindicated by the Illinois Supreme Court in 2024, citing a previous agreement with Foxx.
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