The actor Jussie Smollett agreed to pay $ 50,000 (£ 37,000) to the charity in Chicago, settling the lawsuit The city has filed against the charges of lying hate crime.
Chicago Police wanted Smolletta to pay $ 130,000 to cover the costs of investigation, but on Thursday, Chicago’s lawyer confirmed that a donation would be made instead.
The money will go to the city of brightest futures of the art center, organization that supports boarding Chicago’s undercovered youth.
Smolllett is 2019. said the victim of a racist and homophobic attack. But in the case he saw a lot of turns and turns, he was accused of lying the police. The charges later falls, and Smolllet has always claimed that it was not a scam.
A spokesman for the right right said: “The city believes that this settlement gives fair, constructive and final resolution, all sides to close this six-year chapter and move forward.”
Smolllett, who was black and gay, claimed by two men, shouted “the chemical” on him and putting me around his neck while walking down the street near his apartment in Chicago.
At that time, there was a spill of support for the actor, with many known public statements by condemning violence and supporting Smollett.
But for a few weeks later, it was accused that it became anything thing and charged with liing to the police.
They are accused of sending a racist letter to himself and pays two brothers $ 3,500 for the attack phases.
Smolllets was found guilty of 2021. years, but the verdict was overturned last year.
