Fox’s top series has made a big decision. New reports claim “Empire” has decided to cut star actor Jussie Smollett from the remainder of its fifth season by executives.
According to reports, Jussie’s Jamal Lyon character will noticeably fade away from the upcoming season’s final episodes.
“The events of the past few weeks have been incredibly emotional for all of us,” said EPs Lee Daniels, Danny Strong, Brett Mahoney, Brian Grazer, Sanaa Hamri, Francie Calfo and Dennis Hammer in a statement this morning in reference to the supposed assault of January 29 and the subsequent legal fallout. “Jussie has been an important member of our Empire family for the past five years and we care about him deeply,” the producers added. “While these allegations are very disturbing, we are placing our trust in the legal system as the process plays out. We are also aware of the effects of this process on the cast and crew members who work on our show and to avoid further disruption on set, we have decided to remove the role of ‘Jamal’ from the final two episodes of the season.” (Deadline)
After posting bond yesterday, Jussie reportedly returned to the “Empire” set and apologized for the craziness.
Sources on the “Empire” set tell us the cast and crew were waiting at least 30 minutes for Jussie to begin the scheduled scene. When he eventually showed his face he was very emotional, and surrounded by his family. We’re told he addressed everyone on set, saying …”I’m sorry I’ve put you all through this and not answered any calls. I wanted to say I’m sorry and, you know me, I would never do this to any of you, you are my family. I swear to God, I did not do this.” (TMZ)
After turning himself in early Thursday, Smollett posted bond and is expected to return to court next month.
“Empire” actor Jussie Smollett appeared in court Thursday after surrendering to authorities in the early morning on one felony count of disorderly conduct for filing a false police report. The judge set Smollett’s bond at $100,000. He posted bond and was released from custody shortly before 4 p.m. Smollett did not speak as he left the Cook County Jail, and was blocked from the crush of media and cameras by a large bodyguard, whose shoulders he held onto. (ABC 7 Chicago)
Former G-Unit member Game and 50 Cent invested a ton of energy yesterday into trolling Jussie’s situation.
LMFAO – this is TOO much thoooooo!!! LOL!!! @thegame @50cent @JussieSmollett #SOHHNews pic.twitter.com/iqm5GkxXk9
— SOHH (@sohh) February 22, 2019
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LOL Bad acting Lee, If we find out you knew about this shit. 
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#POWER SEASON 6 on the way…
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