CHICAGO (CN) – Two weeks after Illinois prosecutors dropped all criminal charges against “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett for allegedly staging a hate crime against himself, the city of Chicago filed a lawsuit Thursday against Smollett over his refusal to repay $130,000 in investigation costs.

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