Attorneys for Olabinjo Osundairo and Abimbola Osundairo held a news conference Tuesday after filing the defamation lawsuit against Smollett’s attorney, Mark Geragos, and his law firm. Their attorneys say the pair can’t get jobs and are having trouble making ends meet. The lawsuit alleges that Smollett’s attorneys say the Osundairo brothers carried out a real, bigoted attack on the actor, even though they know that isn’t true. ——9:55 a.m.Two brothers who said they helped Jussie Smollett stage a racist and homophobic attack against himself are suing the “Empire” actor’s attorneys for defamation. ——Check out the AP’s complete coverage of the Jussie Smollett case.

Source: National Post April 23, 2019 16:01 UTC