Jussie Smollett sentence: Osundairo brothers break silence, hope ruling ‘brings closure to people of Chicago’
foxnews.comThe Osundairo brothers are speaking out following Jussie Smollett’s sentencing for faking a 2019 hate crime and lying to law enforcement.
Bola Osundairo, who had taken the stand as a prosecution witness in the Smollett trial, detailed the brothers’ alleged involvement in how the hoax had been carried out.
When the brothers were in police custody, Bola received the following text from Smollett, which was shown to the jury: "Brother, I love you, I stand with you I know 1000%, you and your brother did nothing wrong and never will.
Please hit me when they let you go. I’m behind you fully," Smollett wrote in the text message. The former "Empire" star, 39, was sentenced to 150 days in jail, 30 months of felony probation and was ordered to pay $120,106 in restitution to the city of Chicago.
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