Years and years after Jussie Smollett claimed to be the victim of a MAGA hate crime on the cold streets of Chicago , the whole matter, lawsuits and all, is over — after the ex- Empire star wrote a check.

Actually, two checks.

A day after officials for the Windy City announced they had reached a settlement with Smollett, the performer says he’s giving $50,000 to one local organization, and an additional $10,000 to another. “The decision to settle the civil lawsuit was not the most difficult one to make,” Smollett said today to Deadline. “After repeatedly refusing to pay the City, I was presented with an opportunity to make a charitable donation in exchange for the case being dismissed,” he went on to say ( see Smollett’s full statement below ).

Back in November last year , the

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