jussie smollett s character has been officially cut from empire for the rest of the season. they consider smollett a family member but the past couple of weeks have been very emotional. while these allegations are very disturbing, we are placing our trust in the legal system is the process plays out. we are also aware of the effects of the process on the cast and crew members who work on our show and to avoid further disruption onset we have decided to remove the role of jamaal for the final two episodes of the season. before the decision to cut his character, he left the jail yesterday and went to work on the set in chicago. aerial video appears to show his black suv going from jail to the empire a lot. now there is also a change in tone from fox studios. after adamantly backing him throughout all of this, 21st century s boxes latest statement says the studio recognizes the severity of the
jussie smollett s character has been officially cut from empire for the rest of the season. they consider smollett a family member but the past couple of weeks have been very emotional. while these allegations are very disturbing, we are placing our trust in the legal system is the process plays out. we are also aware of the effects of the process on the cast and crew members who work on our show and to avoid further disruption onset we have decided to remove the role of jamaal for the final two episodes of the season. before the decision to cut his character, he left the jail yesterday and went to work on the set in chicago. aerial video appears to show his black suv going from jail to the empire a lot. now there is also a change in tone from fox studios. after adamantly backing him throughout all of this, 21st century s boxes latest statement says the studio
for all of us. jussie has been an important member of our empire family for the past five years. we care about him deeply. to avoid further disruption on set, we have decided to remove the role of jamaal from the final two episodes of the season, end quote. from part of our company here at fox, that statement coming from the p.r. department just a moment ago. he has been suspended from the next two episodes of the season. the latest on jussie smollett. heather: will he get paid for the last two episodes since allegedly that had to do with why he did all of this to begin with. bill: we watched the police chief and he delivered under no uncertain terms about how he felt, how deeply offended he was as a person in america and in the community of chicago. 27 past the hour. we roll on. heather: democrats taking new action to fight president trump. what they just did today to stop an attempt to end president trump s emergency declaration or
allegations he staged a hate crime to boost his career and salary, we are told by the police superintendent there. the executive producers released the statement saying, 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. to avoid further disruption months that have decided to remove the role of jamaal from the final two episodes of the season. i want to bring in a now a deformation attorney. libby, so good to get your expertise on this. first of all, with the charges against smollett and you talk about distraction onset it s even more than that. he is technically a suspect and also may be a witness in the case. yeah, absolutely, harris. this is a case where he has been charged with disorderly conduct, filing a false police report through illinois prosecutors, he saw the police commissioner there and the district attorney talking about the real
they say this television actor simp simple faces serious simply faces serious allegations. let me read a piece of that statement from the producers. the events of the past few weeks have been incredibly emotional for all of us. these are from the executive producers of empire . they say he has been an important part of our empire family and we care about him deeply. while the allegations are disturbing, we re placing our trust in the legal system. 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 onset, we have decided to remove the role of jamaal from the final two episodes of the season. and miguel, i know that this has come up already in hollywood, for example, that some of the preoscar events. you have the biggest hollywood show this weekend, and these questions and these concerns about smollett that are coming to the forefront right ahead of