Brothers Allegedly Paid by
Jussie Smollett to Stage
Attack Have 'Tremendous Regret' An attorney for Abimbola "Abel" and
Olabinjo "Ola" Osundairo released a
statement on their behalf on Friday. Gloria Schmidt, attorney, via Fox News Gloria Schmidt, attorney, via Fox News According to Chicago police,
Smollett allegedly paid the
brothers $3500 to carry out
a staged hate crime in January. Police say he staged the attack to
boost his publicity and salary
on the Fox show, Empire. Smollett allegedly was going to pay the
brothers another $500 after the attack. He has been charged with a felony for filing a fake police report. The actor continues
to maintain his innocence. His lawyer says that he has been
"betrayed by a system that apparently
wants to skip due process and
proceed directly to sentencing.”
