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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

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Fri Feb 22, 2019, 02:39 PM Feb 2019

Fox Removes Jussie Smollett From Final 2 Episodes of 'Empire' Season 5 Following Arrest

Jussie Smollett has been removed from the final two episodes of "Empire" Season 5, following his arrest on the charges of filing a false police report, the Fox hip-hop drama's executive producers announced in a statement Friday.

"The events of the past few weeks have been incredibly emotional for all of us," read the statement from "Empire" co-creators Lee Daniels and Danny Strong, showrunner Brett Mahoney, and executive producers Brian Grazer, Sanaa Hamri, Francie Calfo and Dennis Hammer.

"Jussie has been an important member of our 'Empire' family for the past five years and we care about him deeply," the statement continued. "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."

Representatives for Smollett did not immediately respond to TheWrap's request for comment on the actor being dropped from the remainder of "Empire's" fifth season.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/news/fox-removes-jussie-smollett-from-final-2-episodes-of-empire-season-5-following-arrest/ar-BBTWSFm?li=BBnb4R7

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Fox Removes Jussie Smollett From Final 2 Episodes of 'Empire' Season 5 Following Arrest (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Feb 2019 OP
Wow! This is the first time I have heard this! Cirque du So-What Feb 2019 #1
I think he must not have the support of the major two stars on that show. Tipperary Feb 2019 #2
 

Tipperary

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2. I think he must not have the support of the major two stars on that show.
Fri Feb 22, 2019, 04:23 PM
Feb 2019

Or this would not have happened. They would have kept him at least till the end of season.

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