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Cook County States Attorney Kim Foxx Says She’s Received Racially Charged Death Threats Over Smollett Case

Emily Zanotti

Cook County States Attorney Kim Foxx has added a “team of bodyguards” to her office staff, according to reports form TMZ and elsewhere, to protect her in light of death threats she says she’s received since dropping 17 criminal charges against “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett.

“We’re told she’s deeply concerned, not only about her own safety, but also that of her family — which is why she agreed to the security detail,” TMZ reports. “Foxx is married with 4 children. The sources did not want to reveal specifics about the nature of the security in order to ‘guarantee its effectiveness.'”

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