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Had Jussie Smollett's case gone to trial, it's unlikely that any of the results would have included time in prison for the "Empire" actor, the top prosecutor in Chicago said Wednesday.

Chicago police on Wednesday released a portion of their investigative reports in the case of actor Jussie Smollett, a day after prosecutors dropped all charges that had accused him of falsely reporting a hate crime against himself.

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Police said investigators had more than enough evidence to convict actor Jussie Smollett but in an unexpected turn of events, prosecutors decided to drop all charges against him.

Friends and colleagues of Jussie Smollett are weighing in on the news that all the charges against the actor -- who was accused of staging a hate crime against himself -- have been dropped.

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In the weeks since "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett first filed a police report alleging he was the victim of a hate crime, the story has taken numerous twists and turns.

Actor Jussie Smollett says he has been "truthful and consistent" from the jump. The prosecutor's office says dropping the charges was just and appropriate. The mayor and police superintendent? Not so fast, they say.

Jussie Smollett is about to test that old adage that any publicity is good publicity.

Actress Mandy Moore reminisced with "A Walk to Remember" co-star Shane West during her Hollywood Walk of Fame ceremony.

All charges against actor Jussie Smollett -- who had been accused of staging a hate crime and filing a false police report -- have been dropped, his attorneys said Tuesday.

She may have traded the talk show stage for the Apple stage, but Oprah Winfrey is still the same path-clearing, life-affirming, clarity-giving person she's always been.

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