TRIAL: Jussie Smollett, Nigerian Brothers Went on ‘Dry Run’ of Fake Hate Crime…
by Hannah Nightingale at The Post Millennial
On Tuesday, Chicago detective Michael Theis testified that Olabinjo and Abimbola Osundairo were payed by Empire star Jussie Smollett to allegedly carry out a hate-motivated attack after the show’s producers didn’t take a threatening letter received by Smollett days earlier seriously enough.
Theis testified that the Osundario brothers admitted in their first interview that Smollett was the one behind the attack, which was planned after Smollett became angry that the producers of Empire, a 20th Century Fox show, didn’t take enough action in regards to a threatening letter he had received, according to the Daily Mail.The letter, which was sent to the studio where Empire was being filmed, included pasted magazine cutout letter calling Smollett racist and homophobic names. The brothers said Smollett reportedly sent the letter to himself.
The 39-year-old star has been charged with six counts of disorderly conduct for allegedly staging the fake attack, paying the brothers $3,500 dollars to attack him on the street. The duo reportedly used bleach and a rope, called Smollett racist and homophobic names, and told Smollett he was in “MAGA country.”
Theis testified that after the initial attack…
