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Brothers implicated in Jussie Smollett 'hoax' attack sue the 'Empire' actor's lawyers
April 23, 2019 at 12:15
Ola and Abel Osundairo claim the actor paid them to help stage a street attack.
The two Chicago brothers who claim Jussie Smollett paid them to help stage what police deemed a "hoax" attack filed a defamation lawsuit on Tuesday against the "Empire" actor's lawyers.
Abel and Ola Osundairo filed the lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Chicago accusing Smollett's attorneys Mark Geragos and Tina Glandian of making false public statements about them that have damaged them both emotionally and economically.
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