Jussie Smollett invokes George Floyd protests in his ongoing legal battle with Chicago and says the police department is covering up for lying cops by refusing to share files about the investigation into 'hoax' attack
Smollett is fighting a $130,000 lawsuit from the city of Chicago
In 2019, he was accused of lying to cops by staging a 'hoax' attack which he said was racist and homophobic
The charges against him were dropped then a special prosecutor charged him again
Now, as he fights the lawsuit, he is asking for files from the police department about Eddie Johnson, the former chief of police
Johnson was fired in December 2019 after being caught drinking and kissing his female security guard during a night out
The mayor said he'd misled her and misled the public about the incident
Smollett said in court filings this weekend that he could have also been lying in his investigation into his case
His lawyers Chicago was 'resisting' his attempts to 'expose dishonesty' at a time when 'millions across the country rise up to protest police misconduct'
By Jennifer Smith For Dailymail.com
Published: 17:09 EDT, 8 June 2020 | Updated: 17:15 EDT, 8 June 2020
Jussie Smollett has invoked the nationwide protests over George Floyd's death at the hands of Minneapolis police officers in his ongoing legal battle with the city of Chicago.
The actor is fighting a $130,000 lawsuit from the city which claims he lied when he said he'd been attacked in the street by two 'light skinned' assailants who called him racial and homophobic slurs in January 2019.
The first set of charges against him were dropped last year but after reviewing the case, a special prosecutor brought fresh charges against him in February.
Separately, the city is trying to recoup the cost of its investigation into him in civil court. Smollett is fighting them and is demanding to see files relating to the firing of former Police Chief Eddie Johnson, who was fired after being caught drinking and kissing his female security guard during a night out in December 2019.
Smollett says the city is refusing to hand the files over and that it is trying to cover up for Johnson who, when he was first charged, gave an extraordinary press conference eviscerating the Empire actor.
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