Jussie Smollett says Chicago is trying to intimidate him with malice

Jussie SmollettAccording to the actor's lawyer, the actor will not be intimidated by the most recent decision of the City of Chicago – to recover $ 130,000 in investigation costs – leaving it to be presumed that He could sue the city for defamation.

Jussie's lawyer, Mark Geragos", Launched an angry letter to the city, claiming that Jussie" will not be intimidated ", calling his client's claim falsifying" the attack "," false and defamatory ".

As we pointed out, the City is preparing a civil lawsuit for recover the $ 130k He spent a lot of time investigating Jussie's claim that he was a victim of a racist and homophobic attack. The lawsuit is important because it effectively puts Jussie on trial and the standard of proof is much lower than that of a criminal case.

Geragos says that the attack was real and points the Osundairo brothers as the culprits.

And, Geragos is quick to report, the state prosecutor has abandoned all 16 crime charges against his client.

He then threatens to grill the mayor Rahm Emanuel and police superintendent Eddie Johnson like the cheeseburgers in the depositions if the city passes with the trial. Both men were extremely critical of the prosecutor Kim Foxx for dropping the charges, saying that Jussie had actually simulated the attack.

Geragos also says that the City never attacks individuals under these circumstances, threatening to launch a constitutional attack if the case continues.