Posted on 02/21/2019 12:04:08 PM PST by COUNTrecount
Jussie Smollett's career crumbles: 20th Century Fox is 'considering its options' and TNT shelves episode of Drop the Mic that he had filmed amid claims he staged hoax attack to get a raise and boost his profile
The studio which produces Empire said on Thursday it was 'evaluating the situation'
An episode of Drop the Mic that he filmed was due to air on March 6 but it has been axed
Smollett, 36, is accused of orchestrating the attack to get a pay rise
He earns $100,000 per episode of Empire which amounts to $1.8million this year
Police say he wanted more to staged an attack which won him global sympathy
He is being held in police custody for filing a false police report - a Class 4 felony
Smollett's career started imploding on Thursday in the wake of his arrest and allegations he staged a hoax attack to boost his profile and get a raise.
20th Century Fox issued a statement on Thursday after it was claimed by police that Smollett, 36, made up being attacked and mailed himself threatening letters because he wanted a raise.
'We understand the seriousness of this matter and we respect the legal process.
'We are evaluating the situation and we are considering our options,' a spokesman for the studio said.
TNT has also axed an episode of Drop the Mic which Smollett filmed with Clay Aiken, Danielle Brooks and Ian Ziering.
It was due to air on March 6 but has been shelved
'We had an episode of Drop The Mic this season with Jussie that you'll now (correctly) never see, but sadly it will shelve Clay Aiken, WHO WAS A VERY GOOD RAPPER (at least for now)' the show's executive producer, Jensen Karp, tweeted Thursday.
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And he's pissed off about earning mere $1.8 Million a year.
Got to wonder how much other 2d/3d string actors make.
I thought that actors sign a contract on an agreed salary. They renegotiate when the contract is up for renewal. When was his contract expiring?
Since now he can't fulfill his contract...will the Studio fine him for breaking it? LOL
All the money and time wasted filming his episodes which now have to be reshot and rewritten. Bet his actors friends speak fondly of him now.
There are many tweets of his insane Trump hatred.
He’s politically connected and super engaged.
He’s very vocal. Any tweets or articles about his substandard pay or lack of opportunity?
He hired a PR firm after he knew the jig was up. The only reason would be to portray himself in the best possible light.
The career angle is basically another hoax.
But he needed a PR firm and lawyers to come up with it for him.
Cause he’s dumb.
In the ‘real world’ (i.e., NOT Hollywood) he’d be very lucky to FIND a job, because he’s WAY too stupid to qualify for anything
That's per episode NOT per season... AND the little Cheapskate was only willing to pay the bothers a few thousand bucks? LOL - maybe they turned him in...
This is more hatred, bias and double standard crap by the haters on the left.
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“Victim (21 y.o. guy from Santa Monica studying political economy at UC Berkely) was at a promo booth for Turning Point USA.His sign said, “Hate Crime Hoaxes Hurt Real Victims” and “This is MAGA Country”. Crazy lefty guy accosts victim, cussing him out, PUNCHES HIM IN THE FACE..! Walks off.”
I turned on CNN and MSNBC and they’re still not running with this story... Did I miss it? /s
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Crumbles?
Hell, it will take off like a rocket.
Oh I agree that the guy hates Trump, but I don’t think he spent one second trying to understand anything about Trump, he took the posture to show open hostility to Trump, with the idea it would help his career.
I think we are in agreement here. I think his Trump hatred is phony. I don’t think he could articulate anything factual, just a lot of anti Trump platitudes to get his image out there as being a big Trump hater.
I can’t see how this guy comes out of this. No one is going to hire him, and he’s got this guy Garagos who will fight till the end.
I hear they’re posting a not guilty plea. Yeah, OJ Simpson here we come.
He should do jail time, because he’s got a prior record.
he probably likes it in jail. He claims to be queer and in jail he will get all the sex he can handle 24/7-365
18 episodes at $100,000 per equals $1.8 million for the season.
Jussie perpetrated the hoax on behalf of Corey Booker and the democrats in support of the anti (non-existent) lynching legislation.
When Malcolm the Tenth said “By Any Means Necessary”, I don’t think this is what he meant.
Guess we can then safely say that AOC is term limited out in 12 years when the world ends
They already lost one star to scandal.
Gee, that's sad, but he has a bright future waiting for him in prison.
What? After Stelter Defends Media, Blow Admits Smollett Could Be an 'Insane' 'Psychopath' | Media Research Center...NewsBusters | 2/18/19 | Curtis Houck | Posted on 02/18/2019 4:32:21 PM PST by hole_n_one [No he doesn't] -- Well listen, if Jussie has done what the Chicago Police say he has done, it's not just that he's an actor, Brian. This is an insane person. This is -- this is a psychopath, like, and -- and there's nothing in his history that suggests that he's a psychopath... because we need to understand what's the motive because nothing -- I've met him one time. He was the sweetest -- it was just in passing at Essence Fest and I was with a girl I went to college with -- she's a big fan and he -- she had to have a picture. He was the most gracious person and I think that that's the kind of feeling that people have about him. So if you did this, we need to know -- like, are you crazy? Like, are you -- did you like literally lose it because nothing is adding up about why he would do this?
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