The city of Chicago sued Jussie Smollett for more than $130,000 (AED 477,464) to recover the costs of investigating a racist attack.
The ‘Empire’ actor has been accused of orchestrating the January 29 assault as a publicity stunt.
In March, the Cook County prosecutors had dropped all criminal charges on the 36-year-old citing his two days of community service and agreement to forfeit his $10,000 bond to the city.
TikTok to tighten age checks in Europe as regulators ramp up pressure
TikTok will start rolling out new age-detection technology across Europe in the coming weeks, as the ByteDance-owned platform faces regulatory pressure to better identify and remove accounts belonging to children under 13.
UAE National Orchestra holds debut concert
The UAE National Orchestra marked a defining cultural moment with its debut concert, 'The Beginning', held at the Emirates Palace Auditorium in Abu Dhabi on Thursday.
Filoni named president of 'Star Wars' studio Lucasfilm as Kennedy exits
Dave Filoni, a protege of "Star Wars" creator George Lucas and a creative force behind hit streaming TV series "The Mandalorian," was named president of Walt Disney-owned Lucasfilm on Thursday.
Prince Harry to give evidence in lawsuit against Daily Mail next week
Britain's Prince Harry is due to give evidence at London's High Court next Thursday in privacy lawsuits brought by him, singer Elton John and several other high-profile British figures against the publisher of the Daily Mail.
'Demon Slayer' movie director aimed to deliver nonstop demon battles
For the Japanese action-packed anime film "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Infinity Castle," chief director Hikaru Kondo set out to deliver something he'd never seen on screen before: relentless, back-to-back battles inside a demon-filled castle.
Grammy-nominated Edwin McCain brings tour to Dubai for first time
Grammy-nominated American singer-songwriter Edwin McCain will bring his "I'll Be Tour" to Coca-Cola Arena for the first time on April 12.
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