This is MAGA Country.
They could just kill his character off
Death by Bologna Sandwich.....
The “former” actor should be written out of the show with him never appearing again on any show, let alone this one.
Oh boy, who cares, never seen a single episode, never will.
although it’s unclear how his absence will be explained
Have him killed by an Illegal Alien Invader.
From what I’ve read, Empire ratings were on a downward spiral which led people to believe the Jussie incident was a publicity stunt.
Happens all the time on daytime soaps, and they have no problem. Actors get sick, have contract disputes, etc, and the producers either don't use that character or replace the actor with another actor......................
Hoping the liar’s career is wrecked, but I know it won’t be. After a few months all will be forgiven and he will once again be paid to show his face to an adoring public.
The genre is not really needed. Black TV is more or less a farce, a fantasy.
“Something else for you to lose sleep over. If you have no life. “
Yes, I would have never even known about “Empire” if it hadn’t been for Smollet’s “little charade” with the CPD. I would have gone on thinking that “a smollet” was some sort of unusual anal discharge for which a visit to your PCP would be advisable. Then again, maybe it is?
The character doesn't have to be absent from the show, only the actor who plays the character.
They could simply replace the actor with another one playing the same character. It's happens all the time.
Bewitched had two Darren Stevens. The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air had two Aunt Vivians, MCU's Iron Man had two Rhodeys, etc.
Or, they could simply use the same AI technology that was used to produce the Jennifer Buscemi deep-fake video.
I really liked Taraji Henson in Person of Interest and am glad she made it big. Too bad this jerk derailed her big hit.
Empire Strikes...Out.
I doubt this will affect Empire’s future. A lot of Empire’s fans are as biased or nearly as biased as Jusse Smollett.
All they have to do is change the title to ‘Empire of Liars’. Why do I always have to think of everything?
“Something else for you to lose sleep over. If you have no life. “
ROTFLOL!
still, i’m already losing sleep over the “suspense” of whether “Beto” is gonna announce ...
This article is for all of those who say that he has been treated just like Rosanne Barr. Not even close!!
Notice, how there’s no mention of firing him. Just that he was written out of the last two episodes this year. Per the article it has yet to be picked up next year. If it’s not picked up, then he’s out of work anyways. If it is picked up, then they have a decision to make. One they still haven’t yet made.
If they did get picked up, if I were them I would play it like the soaps do. They have actors leave the show all the time and new actors take the characters place as if nothing changed.
The show should have fired the creep when they had clear proof of what he had done.
Buh-bye.
These types of people do destroy Empires.