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CHICAGO (AP) – Jussie Smollett is expected to pay more than $ 130,000 in Chicago to cover the costs of investigating what the city authorities call an organized racist attack against homosexuals or at risk of being hit by a civil lawsuit.
Thursday, seven days have passed since Mayor Rahm Emanuel's chief of law sent a letter to the actor "Empire" asking him to pay his money. The letter of March 28 indicated that he had to pay within seven days but did not specify an answer when he did not do it.
The non-payment will likely incite the city to sue Smollett to court, which will result in a civil lawsuit in which the criteria for proving that he has organized the incident will be less rigorous than in a criminal court.
Chicago sent the letter after prosecutors dropped criminal charges accusing Smollett of orchestrating the attack.
Mayor-elect Lori Lightfoot could cancel any legal action after her swearing May 20.
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