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Jussie Smollett update: City of Chicago asks Jussie Smollett to pay for $130,000 cost of investigation

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Jussie Smollett update: City of Chicago asks Jussie Smollett to pay for $130,000 cost of investigation
The City of Chicago has sent a letter to the attorneys representing Jussie Smollett asking that the "Empire" actor pay $130,000 to offset the costs of the investigation of the attack he reported in January.
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