Criminal Charges Dropped Against ‘Empire’ Actor Jussie Smollett, Angering Authorities

Chicago prosecutors on Tuesday suddenly dropped all charges against Empire actor Jussie Smollett, who had been accused of allegedly setting up a fake hate crime against himself and filing a counterfeit police report.

The announcement comes after the actor was indicted earlier this month on 16 counts of disorderly conduct by a Cook County grand jury. The …