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[…] In the Jussie Smollet investigation, police have now arrested those 2 men who are brothers with ties to “Empire.” Specifically, they were booked for battery. The two brothers, Olabinjo and Abimbola Osundairo, are from Nigeria and Chicago cops are now calling them “potential suspects” … as opposed to persons of interest. As was reported earlier, their home was raided on […]

Jussie Smollett – Abimbola Osundairo (Getty) *#JussieSmollett’s defense team let out a brutal cross-examination against the prosecution’s star witness on Thursday. The witness claimed the pair were dating, had masturbated together at a gay bathhouse, and the attack was fueled by a desire to be the actor’s security guard. #AbimbolaOsundairo, 28, testified on the […]

[…] The singer previously told police he could make out they had “pale or white skin” around their eyes. Investigators believe Smollett hired Nigerian-American brothers Abel and Ola Osundairo to help him stage the hate crime but the actor has maintained his innocence. All 16 felony charges against him were dropped on Tuesday. OTHER NEWS […]

[…] the hoax because he believed the ‘”Empire” star could help grow his own acting career. “He explained that he wanted me to fake beat him up,” Abimbola Osundairo testified. “I agreed to do it because most importantly, I felt indebted to him, to Jussie,” Osundairo said. “He also got me a stand-in role on […]

On the set of ‘Empire’: Lee Daniels with Abimbola “Abel” Osundairo and his brother Olabinjo “Ola” Osundairo (Photo via cwbchicago/Twitter) *Time for another episode of “Did Jussie Smollett Really Get Beat Up?” OK, we just made that up, but based on all the twists and turns this case is taking, that made-up title is […]

[…] so to speak. As of n ow, police still have NO suspects in the alleged beating of “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett. Those two Nigerian brothers (Abimbola ‘Abel’ Osundairo and Olabinjo ‘Ola’ Osundairo) who were arrested earlier today by Chicago police, were released Friday night without being charged in the alleged hate attack on Smollett. […]

[…] upcoming docuseries about Jussie Smollett’s hate crime hoax.  The five-part documentary series “Jussie Smollett: Anatomy of a Hoax” will feature interviews with Nigerian brothers Abimbola and Olabinjo Osundairo, who claim they helped Smollett stage a homophobic and racist hate crime against himself in Chicago in 2019.   “We were the ones that did it. Yeah, […]

[…] update in the controversial case.  Smollett reportedly had a romantic relationship with one of his alleged attackers.  A source told Page Six that Smollett and Abimbola “Abel” Osundairo used to “party together” and even had a sexual relationship. “They used to party together and he had a sexual relationship with ,” the insider said. […]

[…] the investigation is an interview with the “Empire” actor that got a lot (black) folks wincing is the fact that he did not believe  Abel and Ola  Osundairo could have been his assailants because “they are black as sin.” The documents include hundreds of pages of interviews, records and logs, including one interview done […]

[…] two brothers who allegedly helped Jussie Smollett stage a hate crime attack on himself are suing two of the “Empire” actor’s attorneys for defamation. Ola and Abel Osundairo accuse famed attorney Mark Geragos and Tina Glandian of falsely accusing them of perpetuating the assault late January in Chicago. Smollett was charged for filing a […]

[…] our sources admit Jussie did not say any additional money was for participation in the alleged scheme, but they say it was clear to all. Ola and Abel Osundairo seen allegedly buying items used for Jussie Smollett attack (Photo: CBS) Speaking of the two brothers, they were caught on surveillance camera buying items they used during […]

[…] initially speaking to jurors about his family life and his history as an entertainer, Smollett’s testimony focused on his time on “Empire,” and his relationship with Abimbola Osundairo, one of the prosecution’s key witnesses. As we reported earlier, Osundairo told jurors that Smollett recruited him to help orchestrate the phony hate-crime attack. Smollett testified […]

[…] stage his alleged faux attack. The proof is the check that shows  that the amount made payable from Smollett’s bank account to one of the men, Abimbola Osundairo, also has “5 week Nutrition/Workout program (Don’t Go)” written in the memo line, TMZ reported on Sunday. If true, this is big blow to police and prosecutors […]

[…] alleged Jussie Smollett hate crime hoax intend to testify against the disgraced actor now that their issues with the Chicago police have been resolved.  Abimbola and Olabinjo Osundairo were reportedly unwilling to testify because police are still treating them as suspects and withholding possessions seized during a February 2019 raid of their home. The […]

Jussie Smollett and Nigerian brothers Abimbola and Olabinjo Osundairo *The prosecution’s star witness in the Jussie Smollett trial testified this week that he obtained drugs for the actor, but didn’t sell them to him. We previously reported that the case is all about Smollett being accused of lying to Chicago police about being the […]