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