Karma is a bitch and Jussie Smollett is a hoaxster. The first rumors about the Smollett hoax were that he was being written out of Empire so he decided to try and get publicity by staging his “White MAGA hat wearing attack.” Well, after it was revealed to be a hoax, Smollett wasn’t going to be written out of Empire. Instead, the motivate is that he received hate mail and threw a little tantrum like a baby.
Now karma is catching up with the Smollett hoaxster as his roll in Empire isn’t being written out completely (yet). But his roll will be slashed in the wake of the race hoax.
| Jussie Smollett Empire role slashes after hoax |
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Jussie Smollett’s “Empire” screen time is getting slashed in the wake of a growing sentiment that he staged the so-called “attack.”
Production sources tell TMZ … Jussie was supposed to have 9 scenes and a big musical number in the second to the last episode — which is being shot now — but, 5 of his scenes have been cut, and his musical number has been 86’d.
As for the remaining 4 scenes … we’re told he’s no longer the focus. The scene features an ensemble, meaning he’s flanked by a number of cast members.
With his duties pared down, Jussie will be spending way less time on set. Instead of working every day this week, we’re told Jussie’s working Friday and possibly Thursday, and he won’t be rehearsing.