Why was he arrested?
In February last year, Smollett was arrested. Police accused the actor of paying two brothers to carry out the attack "to promote his career" because he was "dissatisfied with his salary". But, in March, after an emergency court appearance, all charges against Smollett were dropped. Chicago Police and the city's mayor stood by their case against Smollett - and accused the courts of letting him "off scot-free".What's the latest?
Mr Webb, the special prosecutor assigned in August to investigate how local prosecutors handled the case, said in a statement he was going to further prosecute Smollett. The actor was charged with "making four separate false reports to Chicago Police Department officers related to his false claims that he was the victim of a hate crime, knowing that he was not the victim of a crime," Mr Webb said. He added that his office had obtained "sufficient factual evidence" to argue that prosecutors were wrong to drop the case last year. Smollett is due in court on 24 February. The city has also sued the actor in a civil suit, seeking payment of more than $130,000 (£100,000) for overtime paid to officers involved in investigating his claims. Smollett has filed a counter suit.DISCLAIMER: The Views, Comments, Opinions, Contributions and Statements made by Readers and Contributors on this platform do not necessarily represent the views or policy of Multimedia Group Limited.
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