Deadline: Jussie Smollett Dropped From Remainder Of ‘Empire’s Season By Producers
One day after Jussie Smollett was arrested on multiple felony charges for the alleged racist and homophobic attack of last month, the producers of Empire have cut the actor from the rest of the show’s fifth season.
Producers say, ” to avoid further disruption on set, we have decided to remove the role of ‘Jamal’ from the final two episodes of the season.”
