Jussie Smollett’s Character Will Be Removed From ‘Empire’s’ Final Episodes This Season

Executive producers of the Fox drama “Empire” said in a statement Friday that Jussie Smollett’s character, Jamal Lyon, will be removed from the current season’s final two episodes. The statement comes a day after Smollett was charged with disorderly conduct for allegedly filing a false police report about a racist and homophobic attack he said happened to him last month in Chicago. via IFTTT