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A loose and casual Kim Foxx talks about all the criticism over the Jussie Smollett fallout — 'This thing is crazy'

CHICAGO - Moments into a talk show billed as "Kim Foxx Fights Back," co-host and Block Club Chicago journalist Jen Sabella brought up the issue that recently put Foxx in the crosshairs of countless critics: her office's handling of the Jussie Smollett prosecution.

Foxx jokingly took a long sip of her drink and looked directly at a Tribune reporter in the audience.

"I cannot talk about the case," she said loudly to laughs.

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