Re: [BigBrother_Survivor] Jussie Smollett Cut From ‘Empire’ Episodes As Attack Probe Continues

 

He is a main character in the show. But I can see how they could write him out if they had to.
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On Tue, 2/19/19, SHARON ceegee2006@yahoo.com [BigBrother_Survivor] <BigBrother_Survivor@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

Subject: [BigBrother_Survivor] Jussie Smollett Cut From 'Empire' Episodes As Attack Probe Continues
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Date: Tuesday, February 19, 2019, 8:59 PM























Well
he better hope he has told the absolute truth .If not I bet
he is done with Empire I have never seen Empire but I know some that
really like it. Was he one that could be written out if this
proves he lied?
 
https://deadline.com/2019/02/jussie-smollett-empire-scenes-cut-attack-controversy-1202560053/Jussie
Smollett Cut From 'Empire' Episodes As Attack
Probe Continuesby
Dominic Patten
February
19, 2019 8:36am
As
the Chicago police investigation into what really happened
to Jussie Smollett in the alleged
assault last month intensifies its focus on the Empire actor, the Fox drama is cutting the
performer out of the action.RelatedJussie Smollett Has 'No Plans' Today
To Meet With Cops Over AttackDeadline
has confirmed with well placed sources that Smollett's
scenes in episodes of the Lee Daniels and Danny Strong
co-created series are being slashed for production on Empire
this week.While
the show is back at work today in the Windy City after the
long weekend, Smollett will be a rare presence on the set of
the Taraji P. Henson and Terrence Howard led show.The
actor has also been absent as Chicago PD request another
interview with him. As Smollett himself has become the
subject of deeper inquiry into the supposed assault that
occurred in the early hours of January 29, detectives want to
know more about the actor's version of what happened that
day on the streets of Chicago and any possible knowledge he
may have to indicate the incident could have been
preplanned.
The
widely condemned attack was previously described as a racist
and homophobic barrage that left Smollett beaten, drenched
in bleach and with a rope slung around his neck. Openly gay,
Smollett portrays the openly gay Jamal Lyon on Empire.Now
the reality appears to be more complex or at least
convoluted.There
are no plans right now to make any changes to the remaining
episodes of the fifth season of
Empire that are already in the can, I hear.Yet,
despite the strongly expressed renewed support by Empire
showrunner Brett Mahoney on February 17, upcoming episodes
have seen serious rewrites in recent days to reduce the
increasingly besieged Smollett's role both in dramatic
stints and musical performances.Empire
returns for the remainder of its fifth season on March
13.Fox
had no comment on Smollett's scenes being cut, nor would
the network confirm any such reports, as first noted by TMZ
earlier Tuesday. Reps for the lawyered-up Smollett did not
return request for comment by Deadline.While
Smollett is not considered a formal suspect at present,
prosecutors and law enforcement authorities are seeking to
be enlightened by him about his private relationship with
Olabinjo and Abimbola Osundairo.The
brothers were previously described by Chicago police as
"potential suspects" in the attack and arrested last
week. Identified as the individuals in the photos of
"persons of interest" in the Smollett case, the two were
held without charge for 48 hours and then let go on the night of February
15.Formerly Empire
extras, the Osundario siblings, at least one of whom had
been Smollett's personal trainer, are now "fully"
cooperating with authorities. They have sat for a number of
interviews with police in recent days.

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