Brothers questioned in Jussie Smollett attack deny being racist, homophobic or anti-Trump

CBS News

“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,” Ola and Abel Osundairo, the Nigerian brothers who were reportedly extras on Empire, said in a joint statement. Their lawyer, Gloria Schmidt, told CBS: “In due course all the facts will reveal themselves and at the end of the day my clients are honest and credible."

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