The Fox TV drama Empire has suspended Jussie Smollett and decided to cast him out of the show in the wake of the actor’s arrest for allegedly staging and lying to police for last month’s fake hate-crime attack against himself.
“The events of the last few weeks have been incredibly emotional for all of us, Jussie has been an important member of our EMPIRE family for the past five years and we care deeply for him.” While these accusations are very disturbing, we are relying on the system legal as the process unfolds, “the executive producers of the series, Lee Daniels, Danny Strong, Brett Mahoney, Brian Grazer, Sanaa Hamri, Francie Calfo, and Dennis Hammer, said in a statement sent to the Fox News network.
The measure was taken after the scandal was made public. The Chicago Police began to suspect Smollett’s version after questioning two Nigerian brothers whom the actor had accused of an alleged hate crime attack.
“We are also aware of the effects of this process on the cast and the cast members who work in our program and to avoid further interruptions in the set, we have decided to eliminate the role of ‘Jamal’ from the last two episodes of the season” , continues the statement confirming the expulsion of the artist who surrendered yesterday to the authorities after the investigators confirmed that everything was a fraud.
Chicago Police revealed that Smollett orchestrated an attack on himself more than three weeks ago and said he had been the victim of a hate crime. The reason for the fraud? Progress in the actor’s career.
The actor was in custody yesterday and was released on bail, faces charges of disorderly conduct for allegedly presenting a false police report, alleging that he was attacked by two men – including a masked man – on the morning of January 29 in th city of Chicago.
“The fable was planned because he was dissatisfied with his salary,” said Eddie Johnson, the Chicago Police Chief. According to police speculation, the actor would have believed that getting the press for being a supposed victim of a hate crime for his sexuality would get more fame and producers should increase their pay.
The authorities criticized the actor “for taking advantage of the pain and suffering generated by racism to progress professionally.”
The investigation also revealed that the questioned actor paid $ 3,500 to the brothers Olabinjo and Abimbola Osundairo, to simulate the attack and in turn “drag the reputation of Chicago through the mud”. “We have the check they received,” Johnson explained, adding that the actors would receive another USD 500 when they returned from their trip to Nigeria.
