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Actor Jussie Smollett talks to the media before leaving Cook County Court after his charges were dropped, Tuesday, March 26, 2019, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty)

This Feb. 21 photo released by the Chicago Police Department shows Jussie Smollett. Police say the 'Empire' actor turned himself in early Thursday to face a charge of making a false police report when he said he was attacked in downtown Chicago by two men who hurled racist and anti-gay slurs and looped a rope around his neck. (Chicago Police Department via AP)

Pope Francis, center, makes his way to the second day of a Vatican's conference on dealing with sex abuse by priests, at the Vatican, Friday, Feb. 22. Pope Francis has issued 21 proposals to stem the clergy sex abuse around the world, calling for specific protocols to handle accusations against bishops and for lay experts to be involved in abuse investigations. (Giuseppe Lami/Pool Photo via AP)

A police official says 'Empire' actor is now considered a suspect 'for filing a false police report' and that detectives are presenting the case against him to a grand jury. (Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File)

A police official says 'Empire' actor is now considered a suspect 'for filing a false police report' and that detectives are presenting the case against him to a grand jury. (Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File)