Jussie Smollett’s camp isn’t happy with all the fake news that’s being spread around about what happened to him back in January when he claimed he was the victim of a homophobic attack. According to sources, Smollett’s team claims texts sent to the brothers had nothing to do with the attack but were really about […]
As if Empire hasn’t had its share of celebrity drama, there’s another issue. Show star Bryshere Gray was arrested for a driving offense in Chicago last Thursday. Gray was driving a 2014 Rolls-Royce without a license or registration. He was cited for a misdemeanor and released. Clearly, the incident was not as bad as the […]
After some speculation that Jussie Smollett would be returning to his role on Empire, show co-creator Lee Daniels put the rumor to bed. On Tuesday, Variety reported that writers on the show were planning to include Smollett in the sixth and final season of the drama series. Daniels posted a message on social media debunking […]
Well, it seems that this was inevitable, the end of an “Empire.” The Fox music drama will end with the upcoming season. “We’re excited to see to this show go out with a bang,” said Fox Entertainment’s chief executive, Charlie Collier. “Empire” had seen declining ratings kicking it out of the top ten network shows. […]
Taraji P. Henson and Terrence Howard are among the list of names of people that signed a letter to FOX and Empire producers advocating for Jussie’s return. Lee Daniels, Gabourey Sidibe and Bryshere Y. Gray also signed the letter. The letter reads in part, together, as a united front, we stand with Jussie Smollett and […]
Taraji P. Henson says that Jussie Smollett will make a return to ‘Empire’ despite his legal troubles. Smollett is accused of staging a hate crime against himself in Chicago earlier this year, but the case was dropped. Henson says writers are coming up with potential episodes for next season and no one has said that […]
Jussie Smollett probably had the worst weekend ever. First comedian Chris Rock made fun of him and then Saturday Night Live. During a skit on SNL, Chris Redd played Jussie Smollett. In the skit Smollett is late to a meeting with ‘Empire’ executives. He swears he has a good reason for being late and reaches […]
Empire creator Lee Daniels has finally spoken out on the fallout from the Jussie Smollett case. On Instagram, Daniels said, “Hi, guys! I’m back. Oh, my God, these past couple of weeks have been a freakin’ roller coaster. Me and my cast experienced pain and anger and sadness and frustration and really don’t know how […]
We’re not sure if we can totally attribute this to the Jussie Smollett case but ratings for Empire are down. The midseason premiere of the drama had the second worse ratings of any episode ever. Among people 18 to 49, only 4.4 million total viewers tuned in on Wednesday night. That’s 600,000 fewer people than […]
The producers of Empire have removed Jussie Smollett’s character Jamal from the final two episodes of this season. In a statement from the producers, Smollett’s removal was “to avoid further disruption on set.” They also said, “The events of the past few weeks have been incredibly emotional for all of us.” Smollett was charged with […]
Jussie Smollett held a meeting with the cast and crew of Empire last night to do two things, apologize and continue to let people know that he’s innocent of fabricating the story about his attack. According to one person who was part of the meeting, the cast and crew were shocked when he maintained his […]
As the Jussie Smollett continues in the news, there was a rumor that Jussie may have staged the attack to drum up interest in his role on ‘Empire’ as he was going to be written off of the show. In a statement, FOX says, Jussie Smollett continues to be a consummate professional on set and as […]
