Attacking Jussie: The Osundairo Brothers Story is a six-part series featuring EXCLUSIVE, in-depth interviews with Olabinjo and Abimbola Osundairo. Hosted by journalist Charlie Webster.

On January 29, 2019, actor and singer Jussie Smollett reported to the Chicago Police that he had been the victim of a hate crime. According to Smollett, two so-called white supremacists attacked him while he was walking to his apartment in the affluent neighborhood of Streeterville, where he lived while working on the FOX series Empire. Smollett reported the assailants spewed racist and homophobic slurs while beating him, pouring bleach over him, and tying a noose around his neck.

A police investigation concluded the two attackers were Ola and Bola Osundairo, Chicago-born brothers of Nigerian descent who had worked with Jussie on the set of Empire and befriended him. The Osundairo brothers claimed the attack was a premeditated hoax Jussie orchestrated to garner public attention and sympathy.

The attack and subsequent trial became a media sensation, touching on the complex issues of race, LGBTQ+ rights, and politics in an increasingly polarized America. The Osundairo Brothers share their perspective and more, revealing the shocking truth of their involvement in the hoax and how it altered their lives forever.

Attacking Jussie: The Osundairo Brothers Story is Lionsgate Sound’s companion podcast to the Pilgrim Media Group produced documentary Jussie Smollet: The Anatomy of a Hoax, streaming now on FOX Nation.

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In the final episode of Attacking Jussie: The Osundairo Brothers Story, Ola and Bola Osundairo reflect on how their role in the hoax has impacted them. Do they have any regrets? If given the chance to go back in time, would they do it again?

The brothers discuss their feelings on the big issues surrounding the case: racism, classism, LGBTQ+ rights, and much more.

Nearly a year after Jussie Smollett first filed his appeal, after a rare fifth extension of the deadline, his final appeal was submitted on March 1st 2023. A ruling is expected some time later this year.

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When Ola and Bola Osundairo returned to Chicago after their trip to Nigeria to audition for Big Brother Naija, they were arrested and interrogated at the airport for their alleged role in the attack.

The brothers expand on the story of their arrest and open up about the way they were depicted in the press, and Jussie’s continued emotive version of the truth. Ola and Bola take us through what it was like when the initial case against Jussie was dropped.

Listen to another Lionsgate Sound podcast hosted by Charlie Webster & Curtis '50 Cent' Jackson — Surviving El Chapo: The Twins Who Brought Down A Drug Lord: https://link.chtbl.com/survivingelchapo?sid=aj

Follow Charlie Webster:

https://www.instagram.com/charliewebster/

https://twitter.com/CharlieCW

Follow the Osundairo Brothers:

https://www.instagram.com/team_abel/

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