Making Sense Of The Smollett Legal Drama: What's Going On Here?
Updated at 7:20 p.m. ET
It's OK if you're confused.
Many people — including Chicago's highest authorities — appeared flustered as well on Tuesday, when prosecutors abruptly announced that they were dropping all charges against Jussie Smollett. The Empire actor had been indicted on 16 counts for filing a false police report ... until, in a reversal that appeared to take even the police and mayor by surprise, the Cook County state's attorney's office said it would not pursue them.
Now, as the dust settles, you may have some questions. Well, here are some answers — as well as some notes on what we don't have answers to at the moment. Here's a timeline of major dates in the case, by the way, in case you're fuzzy on those, too.
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