Jussie Smollett could be facing 10 years in prison on a felony charge for filing a false police report. This comes after staging a hate crime attack where he says he got attacked by two white supremacists. Smollett supposedly committed this crime because he wasn’t satisfied with his Empire TV show salary.
Smollett paid two Nigerian brothers Abimbola “Abel” and Olabinjo “Ola” Osundairo $3,500 to stage the incident. They are now releasing an apology for the incident and are saying they regret getting involved, in a new statement from their attorney to CBS 2 Chicago.
“My clients have tremendous regret over their involvement in this situation, and they understand how it has impacted people across the nation, particularly minority communities and especially those who have been victims of hate crimes themselves.”
The brothers were seen on camera buying a red hat and ski masks. Smollett will be back in court on March 14. Jail time could be a huge possibility. It really is just a sad situation considering how much everyone was rooting for him. He was a great actor and seemed so genuine up until this point. Flip the page to check out CBS Chicago news video about these actors.