Jussie Smollett conviction for orchestrating a fake hate crime was overturned, but his admitted accomplices laughed at the idea that the actor was innocent.

Brothers Ola Osundairo and Bola Osundairo joined NewsNation’s Dan Abramsfounder of Mediaite, on Friday to discuss the latest in Smollett’s case. Smollett was convicted of orchestrating a hate crime in 2019 in which he claimed two men wearing MAGA hate attacked him, put a noose around his neck and shouted “MAGA-land” in the early hours of the morning in Chicago.

The Illinois Supreme Court overturned Smollett’s conviction after Smollett’s legal team argued that the sentence did not stand because it violated an original plea agreement. A special prosecutor later revived the case, which led to Smollett’s 2021 five convictions.

Smollett lost his gig in the TV series Empire shortly after critics began poking holes in his claims.

The prosecutor said the suspension of the sentence is not a reflection of his guilt for the original crime. The Supreme Court noted that many felt that the original dropping of charges was “unfair”.

Their opinion reading:

We are aware that this case has generated a great deal of public interest and that many people were unhappy with the resolution of the original case and felt it was unfair. Nonetheless, what would be more unjust than settling a criminal case would be a holding by this court that the state was not obligated to honor agreements upon which people have relied detrimentally.

“The Illinois Supreme Court found no fault with the overwhelming evidence presented at trial that Mr. Smollett orchestrated a fake hate crime and reported it to the Chicago Police Department as an actual hate crime, or the jury’s unanimous verdict that Mr. Smollett was guilty of five counts of aggravated disorderly conduct.” Dan Webbwho was appointed by a Cook County judge to continue investigating the case after the charges were dropped, added in a statement.

The Osundairo brothers have repeatedly described their involvement in Smollett’s crime, including in one Fox Nation special. According to their testimony, they were paid $3,500 to make the “attack” look real. Investigators also found surveillance footage showing the brothers buying all the supplies involved in the fake hate crime.

The brothers joined Abrams on Friday, and Abrams immediately noted Ola Osundairo’s top choice in headwear, which is a version of the MAGA hat they sell. They also wrote a book called Bigger than Jussie.

“When you listened to that account from Jussie again, and I’ve heard it a number of times, I’m sure you have too, but every time I hear it I still think it’s amazing. What’s your reaction to to listen to it today?” Abrams asked.

“My reaction is that Jesse is a great actor. He’s good at what he does. And people really believe in him. And I guess that’s what makes a good actor, when people don’t know you’re acting. But every time I listen to him and I hear him, I am disappointed because he is not telling the truth, says Bola Osundairo.

Ola Osundairo said the court’s decision was ultimately “right”, but argued that Smollett is guilty.

“My reaction to the court’s decision was that it made sense. The real injustice here was the sweetheart deal that (Cook County State’s Attorney) Kim Foxx gave him in the first place, which allowed him to go ahead and plead his innocence,” he said.

“What happened was he rode off into the sunset (after the charges were dropped) saying I wouldn’t be my mother’s child if I did anything they said I did. Well, we guess you don’t is your mother’s child because you did it,” added Bola Osundairo.

“Is he still pointing fingers at you at this point?” Abrams asked.

So he never came out and said we did it, but the police said and know we did it. So he said he was really attacked so now he says it’s us. You know, he’s not. He never came out and said directly that it was Ola and Bola, says Bola Osundairo.

“Do you hate black people like Jussie Smollett?” a laughing Abrams asked the couple.

“Disgust them,” joked Ola Osundairo.

“He loathes them, I suppose,” added his laughing brother.

“Because apparently that’s what the attacker is, right? I mean, the attacker here was a racist. Right. And. And you are clearly the ones in the video, it is clearly you who were there. So I take it you are the big racists?” Abrams asked.

“The racist White MAGA Trump supporters. I mean, that’s the story. He’s white,” Bola Osundairo joked about his brother. “Can’t he go for a white guy?”

“I think I’d do a pretty good job,” his brother said.

As the couple said they were ready to move on, Ola Osundairo revealed that Bola Osundairo next wants to get in the ring with Jake Paulwho is fresh in a fight with Mike Tyson.

“We’re very much looking forward to putting all of this behind us. How long has it been now? Four or five years. We pretty much just want to move on with our acting careers and boxing as well. My brothers should be fighting Jake Paul soon, said Ola Osundairo.

“Yeah, hopefully, if he accepts the fight I’ll fight Jake Paul,” his brothers added, saying he doesn’t want their “mistakes” to “define” them.

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