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José Olivares

Jussie Smollett settles suit over alleged hate-crime hoax with $50,000 donation

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Jussie Smollett talks to media before leaving court in Chicago in 2019. Photograph: Paul Beaty/AP

Jussie Smollett, the actor who claimed to be a victim of a 2019 hate crime but was later charged with having staged the attack, has agreed to settle a lawsuit brought against him by the city of Chicago with a donation to charity.

The actor said on a post on Instagram that he made a $50,000 donation to the Building Brighter Futures Center for the Arts, a Chicago-based non-profit that works with art and city youth. He will additionally make a $10,000 donation to the Chicago Torture Justice Center, which helps victims of abuse by Chicago police.

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