Two brothers initially arrested in connection with an alleged assault on Jussie Smollett but later released have sued two of the "Empire" star's attorneys, claiming defamation.

Olabinjo and Ambimbola Osundairo, who had worked as extras on the Fox series, claim that even though charges were dropped against Smollett, his attorneys “doubled down, not simply affirming that Mr. Smollett was a wholly innocent victim, but that (among other accusations) Plaintiffs unequivocally led a criminally homophobic, racist, and violent attack against Mr. Smollett.”

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“Defendants made these comments knowing they were untrue to distract from Mr. Smollett’s farce and to promote themselves and the Geragos & Geragos Law Firm,” the brothers said in their lawsuit.

The brothers’ lawsuit specifically names attorneys Tina Glandian and Mark Geragos.

Geragos, a celebrity attorney who has also represented actress Winona Ryder and former NFL player Colin Kaepernick, was recently dropped as a CNN contributor after he was linked with former Stormy Daniels attorney Michael Avenatti to an alleged scheme to extort Nike.

Neither attorney immediately responded to a request for comment from The Hill.

The brothers also claim that Smollett paid them “a sum of money to stage the attack to benefit himself” and “directed every aspect of the attack."

They were arrested by the Chicago Police Department after Smollett claimed two men had attacked him, used racial and homophobic slurs, poured a substance on him and placed a noose around his neck. Smollett also claimed the two men shouted “This is MAGA country,” a reference to President Trump Donald John TrumpBiden on Trump's refusal to commit to peaceful transfer of power: 'What country are we in?' Romney: 'Unthinkable and unacceptable' to not commit to peaceful transition of power Two Louisville police officers shot amid Breonna Taylor grand jury protests MORE's campaign slogan "Make American Great Again."

Smollett was charged with 16 felony counts for allegedly filing a false police report, but the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office dropped all charges in late March.

The city of Chicago sued Smollett earlier this month, claiming he owes more than $130,000 to recompense the city for the cost of police overtime that went into investigating his report.