Special prosecutor Dan Webb was appointed to investigate Foxx's abuse of power and 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> | Special prosecutor Dan Webb was appointed to investigate Foxx's abuse of power and 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> |