Brothers Involved In The Jussie Smollett Hoax Speak Out

The two brothers involved in the Jussie Smollett hate crime hoax are speaking out. (If you recall, they were potential suspects in the case but were released without charges.) They just released a joint statement.

“We are not racist. We are not homophobic and we are not anti-Trump. We were born and raised in Chicago and are American citizens,” they said.

Police are listening to them, which explains why Jussie Smollett is lawyering up. He’s been CAUGHT.

“We can confirm that the information received from the individuals questioned by police earlier in the Empire case has in fact shifted the trajectory of the investigation,” the Chicago Police Department said in a statement. “We’ve reached out to the Empire cast member’s attorney to request a follow-up interview.”

PS– the brothers said they straight up rehearsed the “attack.”

Via TMZ:

Law enforcement sources tell TMZ, Abel and Ola Osundairo told cops they got in a car with Jussie and scouted a location, settling on the one right outside the actor’s apartment. The brothers said Jussie chose the spot because he believed a camera would have captured the action.

Our sources say the brothers told police Jussie said he wanted to make it a “physical thing,” but not to the point he’d be seriously injured.

On the night Jussie says he was attacked, the brothers claim they showed up at the scene but were extremely nervous because, just as they played out the scene, a car drove by and they were worried they’d be ID’d.

Man oh man.

h/t CBS News