Following the alleged attack on Empire Star Jussie Smollett and the subsequent claim that he masterminded it, Empire Series has decided to drop Jussie from featuring in the season 6 of Empire series. This is according to Fox Networks which stated that his character Jamal will not be returning to the Lyon family.
See the statement below…
“By mutual agreement, the studio has negotiated an extension to Jussie Smollett’s option for season 6, but at this time there are no plans for the character of Jamal to return to ‘Empire.’”
A spokesman for Jussie Smollet stated
“We’ve been told that Jussie will not be on ‘Empire’ at the beginning of the season but he appreciates they have extended his contract to keep Jamal’s future open. Most importantly he is grateful to Fox and ‘Empire’ leadership, cast, crew and fans for their unwavering support.”
President of Fix Entertainment released a statement saying: “We want to thank everyone on the show—Taraji, Terrence and the entire cast, as well as Lee, Danny, Brett, Sanaa, Brian, Francie, Dennis and their teams —all of whom have done a tremendous job this season. We know there are so many more stories to tell, and we can’t wait to see what they have in store for Season Six.”
