Juss might sue: ‘Empire’ star’s lawyer

The “Empire” star may strike back.

Jussie Smollett’s lawyer didn’t rule out the actor filing a lawsuit after all charges against him in his high-profile attack case were dropped.

Tina Glandian said Smollett and his legal team are “weighing our options” after the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office dropped the charges Tuesday.

“For Jussie, what’s really important is, he really just wants his career and his life back,” Glandian said on “Good Morning America” on Wednesday. “Again, he did not ask for any of this. He was a victim of a crime. This has completely spiraled out of control and become a political event.”

Smollett (photo) was arrested in February for allegedly filing a false police report. Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson has asserted that Smollett orchestrated an attack on himself because he was unhappy with his salary on Fox TV’s “Empire.”

A grand jury then indicted Smollett on 16 counts of disorderly conduct this month.

Smollett, 36, has maintained his innocence. He told police in January that he was attacked by two people who used homophobic and racial slurs and placed a rope around his neck.

After the charges were dropped, Johnson and Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanual denounced the decision made by the State’s Attorney’s Office.

Glandian said on the ABC morning show Wednesday, “We’re shocked at the mayor and the police superintendent doubling down yesterday when the prosecutor, after a dispassionate look at the evidence, realized that this did not hold up and chose to voluntarily dismiss all counts and expunge his record.”

The State’s Attorney’s Office, meanwhile, has insisted that dropping the charges against Smollett does not “exonerate” him.