Jussie Smollett Files Counterclaim Against Chicago Police and Alleged Assailants
For better or for worse, formerEmpirestarJussie Smollett is keeping his alleged assault alive, taking the legal battle as far as he possibly can while continuing to profess his innocence. On Tuesday, the actor filed a malicious prosecution counterclaim in federal court against the city of Chicago, which names multiple Chicago Police Department officers, including Superintendent Eddie Johnson. Also named in the suit are brothers Abimbola Osundairo and Olabinjo Osundairo, the two brothers who claim Smollett had hired them to stage his own alleged hate crime....