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Special prosecutor [[Dan Webb]] stated in his report that "Foxx and her top assistants repeatedly made procedural and ethical" mistakes in the "case of 'Empire' star [[Jussie Smollett]], who falsely claimed he was a victim of a hate crime". <ref>[https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/12/21/22849003/kim-foxx-jussie-smollett-case-dan-webb-report-editorial "It’s now or never for Kim Foxx to explain herself on the Smollett case". CST Editorial Board, ''Chicago SunTimes'',  Dec 21, 2021 ]</ref>

Special prosecutor [[Dan Webb]] stated in his report that "Foxx and her top assistants repeatedly made procedural and ethical" mistakes in the "case of 'Empire' star [[Jussie Smollett]], who falsely claimed he was a victim of a hate crime". <ref>[https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/12/21/22849003/kim-foxx-jussie-smollett-case-dan-webb-report-editorial "It’s now or never for Kim Foxx to explain herself on the Smollett case". CST Editorial Board, ''Chicago SunTimes'',  Dec 21, 2021 ]</ref> Chicago Police determined that Jussie Smollett paid two Nigerian-American  acquaintances $3,500 to "assault" him in a rehearsed "attack." Subsequently Kim Foxx dropped charges against Jussie Smollett.<ref>[https://www.foxnews.com/politics/cook-county-da-kim-foxx-following-smollett-verdict-drop-charges-last-year Cook County DA Kim Foxx facing renewed criticism following Smollett verdict for dropping charges last year]</ref>  

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