Jussie Smollett Cut From ‘Empire’ Episodes As Attack Probe Continues

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https://deadline.com/2019/02/jussie-smollett-empire-scenes-cut-attack-controversy-1202560053/

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.

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Deadline 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.

(Read more at Deadline)


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